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FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

Graduation of 2nd Batch from SQU 30 October 1991

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ Educating and training humans is a laborious process. Yet, it is a necessary process. We shall, for our part, spare no effort to provide opportunities for the training of Omanis at all levels of education.

TUESDAY, October 6, 2015 / 22 Dhul Hijja 1436 AH

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AMENDMENTS

HM issues three Royal Decrees

DEBATE ON DRESS: Expats and tourists have been urged to respect the country’s dress code.

Expats called on to respect dress code Debate over what some tourists and expat residents wear in public places has reopened on social media

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MUSCAT: A debate over the way expats dress in Oman, and whether there should be stricter regulation for both tourists and residents, has reopened after the issue was highlighted on social media.

Male and female visitors to public places in the Sultanate should respect the cultural values of the country, people from different walks of life say unanimously,

while expressing differing opinions on the need for a dress code.

Some also believe that more awareness should be created among visitors through distributing information materials at various locations.

The discussion on dress code was prompted once again after a man was stopped at City Centre Muscat for wearing shorts.

The person had complained that he was singled out while there were many other people wearing shorts in the mall.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Majid Al Futtaim, which owns and operates the mall, said, “City Centre Muscat highly values its visitors’ feedback, and we are sorry that the customer in this instance was dissatisfied with the handling of a recent visit to the mall by a member of our security staff.”

Courtesy policy “All of Majid Al Futtaim’s shopping malls have a courtesy policy in place, which is in line with the government policy on dress codes, to guide our visitors in wearing

clothing that is culturally appropriate, and ensuring the comfort of all guests,” the statement read.

The spokesperson added, “We do continually review City Centre Muscat’s policies in line with customer feedback and will consider these comments carefully to ensure that we are in line with our visitors’ expectations and government policy.”

Respecting local culture Ligi George from the public relations section of the Women’s Guild in Oman (WGO), said people should respect the local customs and traditions, adding that there are various ways to create more awareness.

“The dress code policy in the Sultanate is by and large mentioned clearly in many malls and other public places. While some places may not have specified a dress code, a majority of expatriates and visitors in the country dress themselves moderately in accordance with the local customs,” George told the Times of Oman (TOO). >A6 TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES

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B R I T I S H A I RWAY S

Dreamliner soon on Muscat-London route Times News Service MUSCAT: British Airways’ (BA’s) new 787-9 Dreamliner will start flying from Muscat and Abu Dhabi to London’s Heathrow Airport from November 6.

Travel agents in Oman said that by including the Dreamliner aircraft on the Muscat route, BA is trying to compete with other Gulf carriers that operate the Dreamliner and Airbus 380 aircraft to various destinations across Europe.

“Now, the passengers from Muscat will have a choice in whether they want to travel in a Dreamliner or an Airbus 380 to Europe,” said Lohithakshan Kizhakkayil, a travel consultant at New Star International Travel

and Tour LLC. The agents also pointed out that travelling in the Dreamliner would be more comfortable as they have dimmable windows, and facility to adjust cabin pressure and humidity to comfortable levels compared to other planes.

“Besides that, it can carry more passengers,” another travel agent said. Interestingly, Qatar Airways has already introduced the Dreamliner service in Oman, with two flights departing from the Muscat International Airport every day.

The Muscat-Abu Dhabi announcement comes on the back of BA confirming that the first route to benefit from its new aircraft will be Delhi from October 25.>A6

A number of suggestions were discussed, including issuing new licences to network providers, lowering call charges for mobile phones and internet data usage and strengthening 4G signals in all wilayats in Muscat governorate to provide the best service to subscribers. >A2

MARKET

Oman gearing up to become logistics hub

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With the logistics sector in Oman set to grow beyond the $12 billion mark by 2017, Oman plans to diversify the economy beyond its traditional petrochemical base, and to transform itself into a major industrial and logistics centre for the region and beyond. >B2

LIFESTYLE

The attraction for sweets of Arabia

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If you have a sweet tooth then doesn’t this sound like your own story? And if not then also if you are in the Middle East and you breeze past the display counter of a sweet shop, you will certainly not leave the shop empty handed. Such is the lure of the sweets of the Middle East. >C9

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on Monday issued three Royal Decrees as follows: Royal Decree No. 34/2015 issues amendments to some provisions of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Law, after it had been presented before the Council of Oman.

Article (1) states that the amendments attached to this Decree shall be applied to the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Law promulgated by Royal Decree No. 17/99.

Article (2) says that this decree shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Royal Decree No. 35/2015 promulgates the Law on Regulating the Profession of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Establishments, after it had been presented before the Council of Oman. >A6

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Glitch grounds Delhi-Muscat Air India flight

PRECAUTIONARY STEP: The Air India flight returned and made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 8:45pm, shortly after its take-off, on Sunday.

Times News Service MUSCAT: An Air India (AI) flight from New Delhi to Muscat was forced to return to the New Delhi airport on Sunday night after the plane experienced technical problems.

The Air India flight returned and made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 8:45pm, shortly after its take-off. The decision to land was taken by the aircraft captain as a precautionary measure, said AI officials.

The flight landed safely and all the passengers disembarked from the plane. “We requisitioned another aircraft in Delhi to transport the 85 passengers to Muscat,” an official from Air

India said, on Tuesday. The flight landed at the Muscat International Airport at 1:10am on Monday and departed at around 2am with around 120 passengers on board.

Apology Tendering an apology for the inconvenience caused to the passengers, AI officials said the “safety and well-being” of passengers and crew have always been their highest priority.

AI operates an Airbus 320 on the Delhi-Muscat route, which can accommodate 150 passengers. “But as there were some problems, we operated the Airbus 319 on that route on Monday, which can accommodate up to 120 passengers,” the official said.

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DELIBERATIONS: Muscat Municipal Council members said it’s important for telecom companies to

coordinate with the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority to find appropriate ways to speed up the issuance of licences to establish communication stations.

Call to issue new telecom licences Members of Muscat Municipal Council suggested that an office comprising representatives from all concerned authorities should be established to issue licences

Times News Service MUSCAT: A number of suggestions, including issuing new licences to network providers in the Sultanate, lowering call charges for mobile phones and internet data usage, and strengthening 4G signals in all wilayats in the Governorate of Muscat to provide the best service for subscribers were discussed at Muscat Municipal

Council meeting on Monday.

The Council also looked into complaints of Amerat residents about pollution being caused by construction activities, and the suggestions, which were directed to the Ministry of Housing.

The suggestions included changing industrially used land to land meant for commercial/ residential use. Amerat Municipality’s representative also raised the importance of formulating regulations for issuing licences for light construction activities, which would prevent further pollution.

Coordination important The Council members said it is important for telecommunication companies to coordinate with the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) to find appropriate ways to speed up the issuance of licenses to establish communication stations.

Members of the Council also suggested and directed the TRA to issue new licences to network providers in the Sultanate, which would help boost the quality of services and increase the monitoring of fraudulent networks.

The Council concluded its

eighth meeting on Monday, which was headed by Sheikh Ibrahim Al Rawahi, Deputy Head of the Council.

During the meeting, suggestions based on the seventh meeting topic regarding telecommunication companies was brought to light in which data from the Oman Telecommunications Company revealed the company’s successes and development.

The members of the council suggested that an office comprising of representatives from all concerned authorities should be established to issue licences, as well as ensure that fibre optic cable extensions from the company, are in sync with the sewage system in Al Khuwair and Muttrah.

Muscat Expressway Strengthening the network on the Muscat Expressway, the Quraiyat road and the governorate’s border was also suggested, along with facilitating and speeding up the process for subscriber to landlines and home internet.

Other suggestions were relate to boosting training opportunities for related work for Omanis and following them up with administrative and technical work.

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Muscat to have smart mechanised parking planning to install an eight-level parking system in which 16 cars can be parked.

Recently, the Muscat Municipality had initiated a study to build surface and multi-storey parking lots, even automated car parks, to relieve parking congestion in several parts of the city, including in the Muttrah Corniche area.

Al Tayeb Mohammed Al Harthy, the director of the Technical Studies Department at the Muscat Municipality, told TOO that studies are under way to build parking spaces in certain parts of Muscat, including the ministries area in Al Khuwair, Ruwi and Bausher.

Smart parking is an efficient mechanised system from the point of view of space. It can help increase the parking capacity by up to eight times

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reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Smart parking system will be installed by a company in 25 locations across Muscat in the coming days, in a move to ease parking woes, a top official said.

“Smart parking is an efficient mechanised system from the point of view of space used and total cost of ownership. This system can increase the parking capacity by up to eight times,” Mohamed Al Siyabi, president of Al Siyabi United, told the Times of Oman.

“The system is based on a technology that extends parking capacity vertically, thus freeing the expensive and insufficient space around. By using just the space of two parking spaces (approximately 30 square metres), you can park up to 16 cars,” Al Siyabi added.

According to Praveen Kumar,

EASING PARKING PROBLEMS: This system is being installed in Oman for the first time, according to Praveen Kumar, vice-president at Al Siyabi United. – Supplied photo

vice-president at Alsiyabi, such a system is being installed in Oman for the first time.

“We can park 100 cars in the space of 13 cars or park 800 cars in the space of 100 cars. The sys-

FAU NA W O R L D

Omani Owl stirs up bird watchers Times News Service MUSCAT: An owl spotted in 2013 in Oman by Magnus Robb and the Sound Approach is being considered a new species. The species was named Omani Owl and has created a stir among both bird watchers and biologists.

A rival group of researchers had re-examined museum specimens of the closely related Hume’s Owl - Strix butleri.

In March 2015, Robb and his colleagues returned to the mountains of Oman where they captured and released the newly identified owl species with the permission of the Omani Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA) and as part of a joint conservation project with the Environment Society of Oman and Bird Life International.

Feathers and blood from the owl were collected and analysed, proving that there are indeed two Strix species existing in the Middle East. DNA analysis showed that the Omani Owl is the same

Omani Owl

as Strix butleri. The new study, published online in the bioRxiv journal, recommends dropping the ambiguous and common name -- Hume’s Owl and retaining the name Omani Owl for Strix butleri, since Oman holds the only known population of this species, with only single individuals ever having been located outside Oman.

This change was adopted by the IOC World Bird List in August 2015.

H A F E E T W I L AYAT

Authorities fence off sinkhole in Buraimi

BIG HOLE: The sinkhole is eight metres wide and around 10 me-

tres deep. – Supplied photo

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MUSCAT: A sinkhole which appeared in the Hafeet wiliyat in Buraimi, has been fenced off for safety, police officials in Hafeet station said. “The sinkhole, which is eight metres wide and

around 10 metres deep, appeared on last Thursday,” a police official told Times of Oman.

“That day itself, we have fenced it off for safety. It is deep and dangerous so we have cordoned off the area,” the official said.

It is being reported that the sink hole is expanding.

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Understanding problems “We understand the problems that drivers, especially those who commute every day, are facing.

The municipality is making every effort to provide better services to both citizens and tourists,” the official had said. The study aims to identify places that can accommodate multi-storey and surface car parks, he added.

Al Harthy added that plans to convert some surface car parks in the Muttrah Business District (MBD) into multi-level parking lots are also included in the master plan to ease the parking space crunch in Muscat.

In 2010, the Muscat Municipality had initiated the Muscat area traffic study.

This major study concerned traffic and parking problems within Muscat and a number of other issues, including the future public transportation system.

C O O P E R AT I O N

GCC tourism meeting MUSCAT: A common tourist visa for the GCC, the significance of private participation in the tourism sector, and setting up of a Gulf federation for handicrafts, will be discussed at a meeting of GCC tourism ministries in Qatar next Wednesday.

Ahmed bin Nasser Al Mahrizi, Minister of Tourism, will lead the Sultanate’s delegation to the meet-

ing of the tourism ministers.

The meeting will highlight the combined efforts being exerted to support tourism in the GCC countries.

Tourism cooperation The meeting will include discussions on a number of topics relating to tourism cooperation in the GCC tourism. -ONA

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Visitors’ turnout during the Eid holidays has exceeded our expectations. It has also exceeded the capacity of the resort, which is 200 visitors per night Badr Al Sinani, Director of Ras Al Jinz Museum at the Turtles Nature Reserve

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Rise in tourist numbers during Eid Al Adha Times News Service

IRRESISTIBLE PULL: According to the Ministry of Tourism, the total

number of visitors entering four major destinations from January through July reached 287,030. -Supplied photo

MUSCAT: More than 287,000 people have visited the Turtles Nature Reserve, Jebel Akhdar, Wadi Bani Khalid, citadels and forts as of the end of July, according to latest data.

Statistics issued by the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) indicated that the total number of visitors entering these four destinations from January through July reached 287,030 citizens, residents and tourists.

The statistics also reported that 60,093 people visited the water springs in Wadi Bani Khalid, while 83,995 people visited Jebel Akhdar.

The same report revealed that 17,576 people visited the Turtles Nature Reserve, while 125,366 toured Oman’s citadels and forts.

Also, the Wilayat of Bani Khalid at Sharqiyah North governorate

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witnessed many tourists during the Eid Al Adha holiday, which coincided with a decrease in temperatures due to the coming winter season.

Muqal tourist village Officials noted that tourists, citizens and residents flocked to the wilayat, visiting Muqal tourist village, the water springs and Muqal Cave in Wadi Bani Khalid with its many sites.

Additionally, Ras Al Hadd village in the Wilayat of Sur witnessed a significant number of tourists during Eid, with high occupancy rates in hotels.

In this regard, Badr Al Sinani,

director of Ras Al Jinz Museum at the Turtles Nature Reserve said, “Visitors’ turnout during the Eid holidays has exceeded our expectations. It has also exceeded the capacity of the resort,which is 200 visitors per night.

Turtles reserve “The same applies to the Turtles Nature Reserve at Ras Al Hadd that has seen the maximum occupancy rate.

The two nature reserves were open to visitors to accommodate their large numbers.”

Jebel Akhdar has witnessed a large turnout in the last few weeks, particularly during the Eid Al Adha holidays. The Jebel provides a different source of enjoyment for visitors due to its significantly lower temperatures.

It is an important attraction for many tourists due to its splendid weather throughout the year.

List of Majlis voters gets approval MUSCAT: Main Committee for Majlis Al Shura’s 8th Term Elections yesterday held a meeting under the chair of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior and approved the final lists of voters (611,906).

Preparations reviewed The meeting also reviewed the preparations to open the unified centre for voters from the wilayats in the governorates of Musandam and Dhofar. It also approved the automatic vote sorting out programme that will be used for Majlis Al Shura’s 8th term elections.

The Committee also approved the e-voting and e-sorting out programmes for the committees and for the Sultanate’s embassies in the GCC states, as well as the Sultanate’s Trade Office in Dubai. -ONA

200 firms take part in Infra Oman a press conference, “The event is also meant to provide local and international companies the opportunity to introduce a range of their products, equipment, technologies, concepts and services to their target clients.”

Among the 200 exhibitors are 12 Indian companies. According to the Indian Embassy the firms are from the infrastructure, construction and building materials sectors. They are participating under the banner of Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) in the event that runs till October 7.

The exhibitors include those that focus on construction requirements, green and future buildings, heavy equipment and technologies, hotel and tourism projects, and industrial free zones

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: Infra Oman was inaugurated by Dr. Rasheed Al Huraibi, chairman of the

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Tender Board, and Salim Al Hashmi, chairman of the Al Nimr Expo, at the Oman International Exhibition Centre on Monday. –Jun Estrada/Times of Oman

MUSCAT: Al Nimr Expo’s fifth infrastructure and industrial exhibition, “Infra Oman”, was inaugurated by Dr. Rasheed Al Huraibi, chairman of the Tender Board, and Salim Al Hashmi, chairman of the Al Nimr Expo, at the Oman International

Exhibition Centre, on Monday.

The exhibition features more than 200 local and international exhibitors, who focused on construction requirements, green and future buildings, heavy equipment and technologies, hotel and tour-

ism projects, and industrial free zones among others, including infrastructure projects, such as roads, airports, railways and ports.

The exhibition also gives an opportunity to small and medium enterprises and large companies

to cooperate with one another in business deals and other corporate matters, as well as allowing them to invest in Oman’s projects.

Jenitha Martin, managing director of the exhibition during the Al Nimr Expo, had said earlier in

Showcasing products These companies will showcase their products, building materials and construction equipment in the Omani market to explore business opportunities available in the Sultanate. Infrastructure growth is the key driver for the Indian economy. The sector has been critical in propelling India’s economic growth and has been accorded a high priority by the Government for creating world class infrastructure in the country.

There is a huge potential for collaboration between India and Oman in the construction and infrastructure sectors as Oman focuses on the development of new

airports, medical cities, convention centres, hotels and resorts, express highways, railways affordable houses etc.

The Indian Embassy in Muscat plans to host a business meet on October 6 at the embassy for the visiting Indian companies so that they can interact with their Omani counterparts and businessmen and exchange information and ideas about doing business in these sectors, including settingup joint ventures.

The companies dealing in the aforementioned sectors in Oman will also be invited to interact with the Indian companies present at the Oman International Exhibition Centre during working hours between October 5 and 7.

The Indian companies participating in the event comprises of companies, such as Shri Prempuriji Granimarbo Pvt. Ltd.; Prime Automation Systems Pvt. Ltd.; Weartech Alloys Pvt. Ltd.; Stone India Ltd; Maxmech Equipments Pvt. Ltd;Trade Link Ltd; Pieco India Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd; Algorithms Software Pvt Ltd; Livon Ceramic; Lizon ;Digital Wall Tiles; Rey Cera-Creation Pvt. Ltd; Simbel India Engineering Co. Pvt Ltd., among others.

EVENT

Indian Embassy observes global non-violence day

FOR PEACE: Dr Ali bin Saud Al Bemani, Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University, was the chief

guest at the event, which started with the national anthems of Oman and India. – Supplied photo

Times News Service MUSCAT: The United Nations’ International Day of Non-violence was commemorated by the Embassy of India, Muscat, together with the Rajyoga Centre for Self Development, at the Embassy of India auditorium on October 2, to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the champion of peace and non-violence.

Dr. Ali bin Saud Al Bemani, Vice Chancellor of the Sultan Qaboos University, was the chief guest at the event, which started with the national anthems of Oman and India, followed by a short video presentation, highlighting the achievements of peace and prosperity in Oman under the wise and benevolent leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, as well as the basic tenets of Oman’s foreign policy.

Many dignitaries were present at the commemoration, which included ambassadors of the Netherlands, Palestine, Russian Federation, South Africa, Thailand, Iran, Kenya and Indonesia, and representatives of the embassies of other countries, who joined the “candle lighting” ceremony on the stage.

Thought provoking The students of Indian School Muscat, as well as Omani youth, presented a thought provoking talk, dance dramas and a skit, which conveyed the need to abjure violence and follow the path of non-violence, peaceful co-existence and harmony.

Indra Mani Pandey, the ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman addressed the audience and highlighted the views of Mahatma Gandhi on Ahimsa (Non-

Violence), Satyagraha, tolerance, and universal brotherhood.

Underlining the significance of Gandhi’s message, he highlighted how Oman had followed the philosophy of non-violence and peaceful co-existence under the exemplary and benign leadership of His Majesty, which is also reflected in the foreign policy of Oman and its role at regional and global forums.

Keynote speaker B.K. Arti, director of Brahma Kumaris Inner Space, London, underlined that the world is currently witnessing violence in various forms and non-violence, co-operation and love are the need of the hour.

She also said Oman presented “hope” for others in restoring peace and harmony and Oman’s policy of peace-building and noninterference in anyone’s internal policies should be hailed.

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Rural incomes hit as ‘aflaj’ fall into disrepair On an average, the annual financial loss per family due to the dry-up is estimated to be OMR3,301 per year

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MUSCAT: Lifestyle changes, population and economic growth and a lack of institutional innovation are causing noticeable damage to the rural communities living in and around ‘aflaj’.

A falaj is an Omani irrigation system and refers to water running through a channel. The source of falaj water is groundwater found in the sub-soil or valleys. The plural of the word ‘falaj’ is ‘aflaj,’ which is a comprehensive term used to denote a system of irrigation.

Reasons Talking about the drying aflaj phenomenon, Dr. Slim Zekri, head of the Department of Natural Resource Economics at the College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), said excess pumping of groundwater and a drop in the water table are among the reasons for the damage.

Zekri also pointed out that since ‘aflaj’ are no longer used to provide domestic water, as currently most villages have domestic water supply, there is less interest in main-

taining them among aged farmers.

He said the use of unskilled foreign labour, who do not have any experience of maintaining ‘aflaj,’ was also a reason behind their deterioration.

Big loss to families According to a study conducted

by Zekri, each family which has a dried up ‘falaj’ has lost an income equivalent of OMR320 per month.

This highlights the importance of ‘aflaj’ as an income generator in remote rural areas. Live ‘aflaj’ provide fresh vegetables and healthy food, as well as drinking water for the rural population without the need of governmental intervention.

The contribution of the supporting wells, whenever provided by the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources (MRMWR), is estimated to be OMR1,478 per family per year.

On an average, the annual financial loss per family due to the dry-up is estimated to be OMR3,301 per year.

Complex problem “The problem is so complex and requires a courageous decision to save the ‘aflaj’ that can be saved.

Firstly, one should check which water table can be sustainable, identify ‘aflaj’ located in large villages so they can have a market to sell their products and make sure the communities contribute to their maintenance.

“For now, the only strategy in place is the one formulated by MRMWR, which consists of monitoring the ‘aflaj,’ but there are no real plans to stop the water table from dropping or the collapse of the channels, as no such priorities have been estab-

lished. Not all ‘aflaj’ can be saved,” he added.

A survey undertaken by the MRMWR in 1996 had reported that more than 1,000 ‘aflaj’ out of 4,112 had dried up, or a supply about 410 million cubic meter in a year, representing 38 per cent of Oman’s fresh water, which caters to a portion of the domestic and agricultural demand across scattered rural areas.

About losses stemming from drying ‘aflaj’ in Oman, he said: “The total annual losses from dried up ‘aflaj’ in the Sultanate are estimated to be OMR59.03 million per year, with the Al Batinah governorate recording the highest losses at OMR23.1 million.”

Highest losses According to Zekri’s study, the highest losses have been incurred by the loss of agriculture and animal production among farmers’ families consumption, labelled as household consumption losses and which represent 38 per cent of the total losses.

Drinking and domestic water users’ losses represented 26 per cent and the lost gross margin from marketed agricultural products represented 15 per cent.

It is worth noting that the losses stemming from drinking and domestic water are higher than the marketed agricultural losses, and this is mainly due to the fact that several families, which used to live around the ‘aflaj’ used to benefit from them as a source of water for domestic and drinking purposes without being owners of land next to ‘aflaj.’

On an average, 38 families live in and around each ‘falaj.’ Finally, the loss in agricultural land value represented only 1 per cent of the total losses incurred.

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HM sends greetings MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi of Egypt on the occasion of October 6th Anniversary. In his cable, His Majesty

the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of good health and happiness to President El Sisi and the Egyptian people further progress and prosperity. -ONA

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There will be a competition for stamps and envelopes during the exhibition Sultan bin Hilal Al Habsi, Head of Oman Philately Association

Stamp show to honour Islamic culture capital The first GCC Stamp

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Article (2) says that this Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Royal Decree No. 36/2015 endorses The Sixteenth Investment

Company LLC’s conceding its full stake and concession rights and obligations stated in the oil agreement signed on November 22, 2008 for bloc (62) to Occidental Oman Gas Company LLC. Article (2) stipulates that this Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced on its date of issue. -ONA

Exhibition will be held under the patronage of Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower

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Computer training plan for aspirants Times News Service MUSCAT: An agreement was signed between the Information Technology Authority (ITA) and Oman Liquefied Natural Gas (OLNG) to provide 800 training opportunities in computer and Internet basics, as well as some graphic design programmes.

The training programme, implemented by them under an agreement signed in February 2015, envisages OLNG support to sustainability project involving Community Knowledge Centres.

Computer basics The number of trainees in computer basics has been pegged at 110 and those for design programmes (JIMB and Inkscape) at 377, which are for free and open source software.

Commenting on ITA’s cooperation with OLNG, Seema Al Kaabi,

director of society development at ITA, said: “We are proud to cooperate with Oman LNG, to support the sustainability of the CKCs by turning the centres that have been established by ITA into units of a private business run by Omani entrepreneurs. Those entrepreneurs have been trained in advance to manage these units as small and medium enterprises and we thank OLNG on the continuing contribution in support of such initiatives, especially since this cooperation is not the first with OLNG and there are other initiatives in the field of capacity building and the development of the community.”

“Through these initiatives, we hope to provide support where the community feels it is most needed.

Our aim is to serve the community and contribute to all segments of society where we can,” Hilal Ali Al Sinani, Director of CSR at OLNG, stated.

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PHILATELY EXHIBITION: The participating countries will get special stalls to exhibit stamps and envelopes. - Photo: A R Rajkumar

MUSCAT: In celebration of Nizwa being declared as the capital of Islamic Culture, the 1st GCC Stamp Exhibition will be held under the patronage of Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower, from October 15 to October 19 in the Wilayat of Nizwa.

Fifteen countries are participating in the event, said Sultan bin Hilal Al Habsi, Head of Oman

Philately Association (OPA) at a press conference on Monday.

Apart from the GCC countries, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania, Egypt and Jordan will also participate in the exhibition and display their stamps and special envelopes.

The participating countries will get special stalls to exhibit their stamps and envelopes.

The Minister of Manpower will officially inaugurate the exhibition and launch a special stamp at the opening ceremony for Nizwa being declared as the capital of Islamic culture.

“There will be a competition for stamps and envelopes during the exhibition,” said Sultan bin Hilal Al Habsi.

The competition will be based

on some categories, such as beauty, cost of stamp, etc. The winners will be awarded with gold, silver and bronze medals for each category. An auction of the stamps, which is a first of its kind in the Sultanate, will also be held.

“An auction helps people, who are interested in buying and exchanging stamps and envelopes,” said Al Habsi.

“Expectations and demand will be high from amateurs looking to buy due to the size and strength of the participation,” he added.

The auction will be based on international specifications and standards, in keeping with the value of the event.

The Omani Philatelic Society will conduct many other programmes during the exhibition, which will depict the culture and heritage to visitors and participants of the exhibition.

“The importance of organizing the exhibition stems from the fact that such cultural events are of interest for the youth, especially school students. It will also help document the history of Omani postage stamps through activities that are local or of international importance,” Al Habsi said.

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She added that while most of the visitors had tried to familiarise themselves with the local customs of the country, which mostly include a dress code policy, among other social behaviour, many are still oblivious to it.

“This can create uncomfortable situations in public places for the local community and may lead to unpleasant interactions in general,” George noted.

Raising awareness She said a small handbook on the culture, customs, traditions, dos and dont’s at the airport arrivals gate and similar information on hotel and tourism websites could help create more awareness about the local dress code policy.

Asked if different centres or the police should go to greater lengths to be clear in advising the public on what the consequences are if they break the dress code, the WGO official said, “The caretakers of law should advise the public on a regular basis on the expected dress code in public places. This will create more consciousness and awareness among the residents in the country, as well as the visitors.”

Advising those, who are visiting Oman for the first time, George said, “Omanis are very warmhearted people, tolerant by nature and, at the same time, uphold their traditional customs strongly.

As a traveller to Oman, it is in your best interest to respect the local customs and traditions.”

“Information on what is acceptable and not especially the dress code is easily available through online sources and will help you prepare accordingly before your travel,” she added.

Differing Views In comments made to TOO, a number of people living in Oman expressed their opinions about the country’s dress code. While

some believe that having a dress code in public places is necessary, others said that a more flexible approach should be taken.

Disgusting “I am for a dress code rule. Sometimes, you find guys wearing very small and tight shorts. I am not against shorts, but wearing such a short and tight pair of shorts is disgusting,” Ghada Al Hosni said, adding that women should not be exempted either.

Vijayaraghavan, who has been living in Oman for over 20 years, also said that implementing a dress code in shopping malls is a “good idea.”

However, Aamina Al Riyami said she does not believe there should be a dress code in malls and people should wear whatever they are comfortable with, as long as it does not disrespect the culture.

More flexible Maneesh Nair was also of the opinion that the dress code should be more flexible, given the fact that people of many nationalities visit Oman.

“It is not just about tourists not following the dress code. Many times, the scuffles and disputes are reported between expatriate residents and not between tourists,” he said.

Benoie Mathew said people should dress decently in public places and should follow the country’s guidelines and added, “No flip-flops and home dresses should be allowed in the shopping malls.”

In addition, a frequent visitor to malls in Oman said, “We have dress codes at office. We visit malls during the weekend for relaxation and shopping. If there is a dress code in the malls too, it would become intolerable.”

Pradeep Kumar said almost all the people, who visited malls, dressed modestly, but there were some who wore ‘odd’ clothes.

However, he saw no need for a dress code in the malls.

Jamshir said that having a dress code in shopping malls is ‘good’ but should not restrict the freedom of the visitors.

Cruise tourists Some of the concerns have been caused by the large numbers of tourists arriving by cruise ships in neighbourhoods around Muscat’s scenic harbour and were the subject of a presentation by a Muscat-based tourism researcher at an international forum

held in Moscow recently.

Manuela Gutberlet, a PhD candidate at the Department of Geography at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany and public relations manager of the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech), had delivered her presentation at the Annual International Geography Conference of the International Geography Union (IGU).

Gutberlet’s presentation, entitled “Feeling at home? The cruise tourists’ dress, behaviour and community reactions,” offered insights into the social and cultural impact that the multitudes of international tourists have on Muscat’s traditional Muttrah Souq.

Negative reactions “My research also showed that local shop vendors and shop owners in Muttrah, who are in direct contact with the cruise tourists, are reacting negatively to the dress sense of some visitors, especially female cruise tourists,” Gutberlet stated.

To create more awareness about a dress code for cruise tourists, who usually spend some 10 hours during their Oman stopover, the researcher suggested improvements in the information material distributed prior to joining the cruise, as well as on board the cruise liner, and to provide clear guidelines through pictures on sign boards.

Moreover, she said, “It would be great to launch an abaya or dishdasha rental service on board the cruise liners. I think this would be an interesting experience for many tourists.

“In addition, cultural awareness workshops for tourism employees, such as cruise staff, onboard tour guides, as well as local tour agencies, shipping agents and the local tour guides could be introduced,” she added. -With inputs from Tariq and Mobin

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Following Muscat and Abu Dhabi joining BA’s 787-9 routes in November, the carrier will start flying its new Dreamliner aircraft to Kuala Lumpur in December, the Texan city of Austin in February, and San Jose, California, in May. BA said seats are now available, with special return first class fares from Muscat to London available from OMR1652.

Sale The sale will run until October 12 and is valid for travel between October 5 and April 30.

Paolo De Renzis, head of the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia sales for BA said, “The Dreamliner aircraft is a new generation aircraft that is the perfect home for our luxurious new First

cabin – a first across our 787 fleet.

British Airways’ premium offering has always been very popular with our customers in Oman and the United Arab Emirates and with our First cabin offering just eight seats in comparison to the 14 seats available on other British Airways long-haul aircraft, the spacious seats and cabin environment offer even more exclusivity and privacy to regional customers. The 787s are the most technologically advanced aircraft in British Airways’ fleet and I’m excited that we are introducing the 787-9 to the Middle East market in November.”

With orders placed for 42 more Dreamliners, the aircraft is destined to become the mainstay for BA’s expanding fleet.

NEW DESTINATIONS: Following Muscat and Abu Dhabi joining

BA’s 787-9 routes in November, the carrier will start flying its new Dreamliner aircraft to Kuala Lumpur in December, the Texan city of Austin in February, and San Jose, California, in May.

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DESTRUCTION

IS militants blow up ancient Arch of Triumph in Palmyra DAMASCUS: The United Nations cultural organisation condemned the latest destruction by IS of ancient monuments in Syria’s 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra, saying it showed they were terrified of history.

The perpetators should be tried and punished as war criminals, it said. IS militants blew up the Arch of Triumph, a jewel in the exquisite collection of ruins in the oasis city, Syria’s antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim said on Sunday.

The militants had earlier destroyed temples at the Romanera UNESCO World Heritage

site, which it has controlled since capturing Palmyra from Syrian government forces in May, and mined other monuments and historic buildings. The group considers the buildings sacrilegious.

Curse “It’s as though there is a curse that has befallen this city and I expect only news that will shock us. If the city remains in their hands the city is doomed,” Abdulkarim told Reuters.

“It is now wanton destruction.

Their acts of vengeance are no longer ideologically driven because they are now blowing up

buildings with no religious meaning,” he added.

UNESCO said there would be no impunity for war criminals and it would make every effort, in co-operation with the International Criminal Court, to ensure the perpetrators were tried and punished. “This new destruction shows how terrified by history and culture the extremists are, because understanding the past undermines and delegitimizes the pretexts they use to justify these crimes and exposes them as expressions of pure hatred and ignorance,” it said in a statement. — Reuters

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NEW DELHI: India and Germany on Monday agreed to enhance ties in key areas of defence manufacturing, trade, intelligence and clean energy during wideranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel here after which 18 MoUs were inked.

Describing the talks as “very good”, both the leaders expressed hope that their discussions will pave the way for more robust partnership between the two countries in strategic areas.

“We see Germany as a natural partner in achieving our vision of India’s economic transformation.

German strengths and India’s priorities are aligned.

Focus “Our focus tends to be on economic ties. But, I believe that in a world of seamless challenges and opportunities, India and Germany can also be strong partners in advancing a more human, peaceful, just and sustainable future for the world,” Modi said.

The prime minister also mentioned that he will continue his discussions with Merkel in Bengaluru, where both the leaders will be attending a business forum.

Modi noted that the partnership will also grow in “areas like defence manufacturing, trade in advanced technology, intelligence, and countering terrorism and radicalism. These are important security dimensions of our

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their delegation-level talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, on Monday. -Reuters

Death penalty becomes stumbling block for Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty agreement NEW DELHI: The provision of death penalty in the law has become a stumbling block for India and Germany to sign a pact for cooperation on criminal matters.

India and Germany has been negotiating since 2007 to sign the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in criminal matters but has not been able to reach a conclusion due to Berlin’s strong reservation to the provision of death penalty in Indian law.

“Its (MLAT) importance has been underscored by our Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) and Chancellor (Angela Merkel).The negotiations

expanding relationship.”

The pacts signed included Joint Declaration of Intent between HRD ministry and the Federal Foreign Office of Germany regarding the Promotion of German as a Foreign Language in India and the Promotion of Modern Indian Languages in Germany.

The inking of the pact comes

have not been progressing on account of differences on the issue of ‘death penalty’.

Support “I am aware that this matter is handled by your Ministry of Justice, however, we seek your active support so that the treaty is concluded at an early date,” Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told his German counterpart Gunter Krings here on Monday.

Krings is here as part of the delegation of German chancellor, who is on visit to India.

An MLAT is an agreement between two or more countries for the purpose of gather-

as both sides were working to resolve the contentious issue of Sanskrit replacing German as a third language in Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools, a decision which was criticised by Germany with Merkel raising the issue during her meeting with Modi on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Brisbane in November last year.

ing and exchanging information in an effort to enforce public laws or criminal laws.

Mechanisms have been developed among nations for requesting and obtaining evidence for criminal investigations and prosecutions.

When evidence or other forms of legal assistance, such as witness statements or the service of documents, are needed from a foreign sovereign, states may attempt to cooperate informally through their respective police agencies or, alternatively, resort to what is typically referred to as requests for ‘mutual legal assistance’. - PTI

The two sides also announced setting up a Fast-Track system for German companies in India. Germany has agreed on a package of over a billion Euros for solar projects in India.

Modi said India considers Germany as a natural partner in its of economic transformation, adding the mechanism of Inter- Govern-

mental Consultation is unique and that it has brought about all round growth in the bilateral ties.

Expressing happiness over broad range of outcomes, the prime minister said, “We can look forward with confidence to increased investment, trade and technology partnerships in manufacturing, infrastructure and skill development.”

He said German engineering and Indian IT skills can create the next generation industry that will be more efficient, economical and environment friendly.

“1600 German companies in India, and growing in number, will be strong partners in creating a global work force in India,” he said adding German cooperation and assistance in areas like smart cities and waste management projects have taken a concrete shape.

In her comments, Merkel expressed satisfaction over outcome of the talks and complimented Modi for the “speed” in which he is pushing various initiatives. She also listed various initiatives by the two countries including in the fields of defence, security, trade and investment and solar energy.

Clean energy Complimenting Germany for its leadership in clean energy and commitment to combating climate change, Modi said it is an area where both countries have convergence of views, and rapidly growing cooperation.

“We have agreed on India German Climate and Renewable Alliance with a long term vision and a comprehensive agenda of cooperation.I place great value on Germany’s assistance of over one billion Euros for India’s Green Energy Corridor and a new assistance package of over a billion Euros for solar projects in India,” he said.

Modi said India was looking forward to a concrete outcome at climate change conference in Paris that strengthens the commitment and the ability of the world, especially of poor and vulnerable countries, to transition to a more sustainable growth path. - PTI

BUSINESS FORUM

India pushes for ties with Central European countries BENGALURU: Projecting “unquestionable” stability of the economy, strong economic fundamentals and administrative reforms brought in by the Modi government, India on Monday pushed for taking the relationship with Central European countries forward in various fields.

“As I look at it, there is a great scope to take things forward between our two areas in various fields,” Minister of State for External Affairs V. K. Singh said at the inauguration of the second edition of India-Central Europe Business Forum (ICEBF) here.

“Last few years have proved to be defining in the way India and Central European economies have worked to re-energise and redefine the trade and economic ties..” he said.

Organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, the forum is a continued endeavour for accelerating economic ties between India and Central European countries for mutual gains in the years to come, officials said.

The event is hosting over 120 business delegates from 18 CE countries along with over 250 Indian delegates for close business engagements in the two-day meet.

Greater cooperation Singh said India is looking for greater cooperation with Central Europe in the areas of IT, pharmaceuticals, clean and green reusable energy, cleaning of rivers, sanitation and hygiene, and waste managements.

“Today there is an atmosphere in India where stability of economy is unquestionable, our economic fundamentals are strong, there are administrative reforms that are brought in,and simplification of process are taking place to assist investors,” he said.

Investment Stating that Indian economy in the last one-and-half- years has been doing “well”, Minister of State for External Affairs said “our economy is the one where people can come and invest and reap benefit of their investments.”

He said various policies and reform measures taken by the Indian government would be helpful in ensuring things move forward. - PTI

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Centre asks states to take action against communal violence NEW DELHI: Concerned over communal incidents in Dadri and other places, the Centre on Monday asked all states to take strictest action against those who attempt to weaken the secular fabric by exploiting religious emotions.

In a statement, the Home Ministry said it was concerned over various incidents with communal overtones across the country including the recent “unfortunate” incident at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh where one person was lynched over rumours of eating beef.

“While law and order is basically a state subject, the Ministry of Home Affairs has been concerned over various incidents with communal overtones across the country including the recent unfortu-

nate incident at Dadri, UP. “Consequently, the Home Ministry today issued an advisory to state governments stating that there is zero tolerance for any attempt to weaken the secular fabric of the nation and exploiting religious emotions or sentiments.

MHA has called on the states to take strictest action as per law against such elements without any exception whatsoever,” the statement said.

On October 1, the Home Ministry had sought a report on the Dadri incident from Uttar Pradesh government and advised the state government to ensure that such incidents do not recur.

However, the state government is yet to respond to the Home Min-

istry’s communication, forcing it to send a reminder today to send the report detailing the incident of lynching of a 50-year-old man and the steps taken to find the guilty and punish them.

Iqlakh was beaten to death and his 22-year-old son Danish critically injured by a 200-strong mob which barged into their house at Dadri in Greater Noida on September 26 following rumours that the family had consumed beef.

A total of 51 people were killed in various parts of the country in communal incidents this year till June, of whom 14 people lost their lives in poll-bound Bihar.

Of the 330 communal incidents recorded across the country in the first six months of 2015, UP re-

corded the highest number at 68.

There were 252 communal incidents in the first six months of 2014 across the country.

As the political slugest over the Dadri lynching escalated, the District Magistrate on Monday said video footage of the remarks made by controversial BJP MLA Sangeet Som is being examined and appropriate action will be taken even as UP minister Azam Khan accused BJP of “planning and executing” the killing.

Worried over the incident having repercussions elsewhere, the Modi government stepped in by fielding some ministers who held out the assurance that the guilty will be punished and minorities protected. - PTI

PROHIBITORY ORDERS: Women at work at Pattadi village adjoining

the tension-hit Bisahda village in Dadri on Monday. The entry to the troubled spot in the village has been restricted by the administration to avoid communal disturbances. - PTI

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Tech industry confident of touching $350b revenue NEW DELHI: Despite new challenges in the digital space, the Indian technology and services industry is on-track to reaching its goal of $225 billion in revenue by 2020 and further $350 billion by 2025, Nasscom chairman B.V.R. Mohan Reddy said on Monday.

“The industry is well on track.

We will achieve the target of $225 billion revenue by 2020 and $350 billion by 2025,” Reddy told reporters at a press meet here.

He also said that the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) was thinking of rebranding itself.

Forecast The sectoral forecast was based on the report “Perspective 2025: Shaping the Digital Revolution” released by IT industry body Nasscom along with knowledge

Overall, the share of digital technology investment in cumulative expenditures will rise from 10 per cent in 2014 to 35 per cent in 2020 and 60 per cent in 2025

partner, McKinsey & Company.

“The report identifies innovative and disruptive technologies that will shape the entreprise of the future.

Our aspiration is to build cutting- edge solutions and services from India that will shape the digital revolution globally,” he added.

“Companies hoping to prosper in the new environment will have to closely watch six new service

lines -- Internet of Things, cyber security, social, mobility, analytics and cloud,” said Noshir Kaka, managing director of McKinsey & Company, India.

There were around 5.5 million jobs, both direct and indirect, created in the technology sector in India in the last decade.

“Organisations will need to operate in a way that they can cater to customers entering the

digital environment at different speeds,” Nasscom vice-chairman C.P.Gurnani said.

Digital technology The report said that as the industry grows over the next decade, its mix of technologies and demands will change significantly. Overall, the share of digital technology investment in cumulative expenditures will rise from 10 per cent in 2014 to 35 per cent in 2020 and 60 per cent in 2025.

“About 80 per cent of incremental expenditures will be driven by digital technologies.

These could be platforms, cloud-based applications, big data analytics, mobile systems, social media, and cyber security, as well as services needed to integrate these technologies with legacy tech,” the report added. - IANS

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SUPAUL (Bihar): Likening eastIndian state Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to popular comedy show character ‘Mungerilal’ known for day-dreaming, BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday alleged that he betrayed the saffron party and snapped ties with it over his “greed” for the prime minister’s post.

Claiming that Kumar was the first leader to describe the RJDled government of 15 years as ‘jungle raj’, Shah in a no- holds-barred attack against the senior JD(U) leader said he had no qualms in going back to Lalu Prasad to hang on to the chief minister’s post.

“Nitish Kumar betrayed us two years ago and broke alliance with the BJP in 2013 as he had become greedy for the prime minister’s post,” Shah told party workers at a meeting here ahead of the Assembly polls in Bihar.

“We could have made him the PM candidate, but did not do so as his party had presence in only one state — Bihar — and nowhere else,” the BJP President said and alleged that Kumar was fantasizing like ‘Mungeri Lal’, a character of a television serial of the 1990s who was known for day dreaming.

‘Backstabbed electorate’ Shah also flayed Kumar for betrayal of the decisive mandate in 2010 Assembly polls saying that the latter did not stop at betraying the BJP, but went on to backstab the electorate by going back to the Prasad, the RJD supremo, whom

GARNERING SUPPORT: BJP national president Amit Shah is garlanded at a party workers convention in Supaul on Monday. - PTI

Lalu refers to Golwalkar book to attack RSS HAJIPUR (Bihar): Sharpening the attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on reservation issue, Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad on Monday waved a book of RSS patriach M. S.Golwalkar at a rally to allege that the Sangh parivar was against reservation from the very beginning.

Addressing a political meeting after his elder son Tej

the voters had rejected in successive Assembly polls.

Kumar also abandoned ‘antiCongress’ plank of the great socialist leaders like Ram Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan and Karpoori Thakur by joining forces with the Congress not only for survival of his government, but to seek a fresh term under the banner of ‘Grand Secular Aliance’, Shah said.

The BJP president said Kumar cannot bring development to Bihar with Lalu Prasad — the architect of’jungle raj’ — and Congress, which was rocked by allegations of corruption during United Progressive Alliance (UPA) rule

Pratap Yadav filed nomination from Mahua Assembly seat in Vaishali district, Prasad showed the book Bunch of Thoughts written by M. S. Golwalkar which he said, stressed that reservation should be provided on economic basis.

“The present leadership of RSS is following the thought of its guru (Golwalkar),” he said, referring to recent comment of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over the need

at the Centre — on either side of his shoulders.

The backwardness of Bihar could be gauged from the fact that the people had to go outside for ‘padhai’ (education), ‘kamai’ (livelihood) and ‘dawai’ (medical treatment) as the state lacked higher education institutions, employment opportunities and quality health services, he said.

Claiming that Bihar has been ruined and pushed into backwardness in post-independence era in which the Congress ruled for 40 years, RJD for 15 years and JD(U) for 10 years, Shah appealed to the electorate to give the BJPled coalition one chance to rule

NEW TWIST IN PROBE

Was Indrani Mukherjea poisoned?

MUMBAI: In a new twist in the ongoing probe into former media magnate Indrani Mukherjea’s sudden hospitalisation over suspected drug overdose, a senior Maharashtra Home Department official on Monday said it was also being ascertained whether she was “poisoned” inside the jail.

“Prima facie it seems unlikely that she stored the drugs for several days and then ate all of it at one go. Also, we do not see any motive for a prison official to have helped her to attempt suicide.

“If that is the case, we will not hesitate to issue suspension orders for anybody who tried to help her attempt suicide,” the official, who is privy to investigation headed by IG (Prisons) into the suspected drug overdose, said.

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Violence erupts during protest in Varanasi LUCKNOW: Violence erupted in Varanasi on Monday when saints and Hindu religious groups taking out a ‘Pratikar Yatra’ to protest against a lathi charge and ban on immersion of deities in Ganga, turned violent.

Curfew was imposed in four police station areas. While the procession was underway in a peaceful manner, there was a sudden stone pelting from somewhere and the rallyists turned violent and started targeting the police. Police resorted to a mild cane charge and fired rubber bullets to disperse the unruly mob. It also lobbed tear gas shells on the crowd after it targeted police vehicles and set on fire a police outpost. - PTI

“When these logical ways of the drug reaching her seem a very distant possibility, what we are focusing now is if somebody tried to poison her. The investigating officer is recording statements of everybody who comes in contact with Indrani in the jail, including prison officials, other inmates and cooks,” the official said.

There is a prison doctor present at all times, under the supervision of whom inmates are given medicines, the official said.

“Thus, we do not think she can store any medicine with her. The doctor, at all times, ensures that inmates consume medicines in their presence.”

Indrani, accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora, is currently recuperating at JJ

Hospital where she was admitted on Friday after being taken from Byculla prison in an unconscious state. Later that day, the State Government asked IG (Prisons) Bipin Kumar Singh to inquire if the 43-year-old, who is in judicial custody, overdosed on drugs.

Meanwhile, Principal Home Secretary (Prisons) Vijay Satbir Singh said Kumar will submit his report to the Home Department by the evening of October 9.

Indrani was arrested on August 25 by Khar Police for the April 2012 murder of Sheena, her daughter from an earlier marriage. Besides Indrani, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyam Rai are the two other accused in the sensational murder case. - PTI

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to review reservation.

BJP has been taking order from RSS and has no guts to defy the thinking of its ideological parent (RSS), he alleged.

The election meeting at Gandhi maidan in Mahua, about 30 km from Hajipur in Vaishali district, was also attended by Prasad’s younger son Tejaswi Yadav, who is in fray from Raghopur seat in the same district. - PTI

the state and promised to make it ‘Number One’ state of the country.

Commitment Making a firm commitment for development of Bihar, Shah said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government would do everything at its command for development so that the people did not have to migrate for work and better life elsewhere in the country.

Stating that crime and corruption don’t go hand-in-hand with development, Shah claimed that Bihar would get ‘jungle raj - 2’ if the ‘Grand Secular Alliance’ got the mandate at the hustings. - PTI

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Four soldiers killed in Kupwara SRINAGAR: Four soldiers were on Monday killed in a fierce gun battle with militants in a forest area in Kupwara in Indian-administered-Kashmir, while a militant was shot dead in a separate encounter in the district.

Four jawans lost their lives in a gunbattle with the militants during an operation launched in Haphruda forest in Handwara following information about presence of mil-

itants there, an Army spokesperson said. One militant was killed in a separate encounter that broke out during an operation in Lolab area, the spokesperson said.

On Sunday, two militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit were killed and a soldier was injured in an encounter in Pulwama district.

The slain militants were identified as Salim alias Adil Pathan and Rehman, police sources had said. - PTI

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Bangladeshi women cricketers take a selfie with Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi, centre, in Karachi on Monday. — AFP

Altaf bail extended until next February The MQM chief has been a part of money laundering investigations after the Scotland Yard recovered a huge amount of cash from his residence and office in June 2013

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Varsity expels pupil for inviting Ayaan

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KARACHI: The University of Karachi’s (KU) administration expelled on Monday a student who invited supermodel Ayaan for the inauguration of a business venture on the campus by the varsity’s students in August this year.

Admission of Araib Khan, a student in the Department of Public Administration, has been cancelled and he will not be allowed to take admission in any course of the university in future, according to a notification of the registrar of the university, Dr Moazzam Ali Khan.

“You are found guilty of damaging the reputation of the Department of Public Administration as well as the prestige of the university,” reads the notification.

He has also been banned from entering the university’s premises.

The supermodel’s visit to the varsity in August created an uproar with the university administration being heavily criticised for inviting an under-trial accused.

Her visit to the university came weeks after she was released from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. The su-

permodel was arrested on charges of money laundering by customs’ officials from Benazir Bhutto International Airport on March 14 after $506,800 were recovered from her luggage. She spent four months behind bars before securing bail.

Another student Abdullah Rizwan, who is also believed to be involved in organising the event, has also been barred from entering the varsity’s premises, as well as from taking admission in any programme at the KU. — Express Tribune

LONDON: The Metropolitan Police in London on Monday extended the bail of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain in the money-laundering case, Express News reported.

MQM leader Ali Raza Abidi confirmed the MQM chief’s bail was extended till February 2016.

This is the fifth bail extension granted to the MQM chief since 2013, suggesting police have yet to gather enough evidence to formally charge him.

Earlier during the day, he arrived at Southwark police station in South London to appear before British authorities in connection with the ongoing investigation.

According to reports, Farooq Sattar, Mohammad Anwar and other senior party leaders accompanied the MQM chief.

Further questioning The MQM last week had released a statement confirming he would be brought to the police station to be ‘further interviewed’.

The statement said Altaf and the MQM deny any involvement in money laundering. The party also claimed Altaf’s life is

Altaf Hussain

in danger in London, and conspiracies have been hatched to eliminate him.

Huge amouint of cash The MQM chief has been a part of money laundering investigations after the Scotland Yard recovered a huge amount of cash from his residence and office in June 2013. He was arrested a year later and released after questioning. No formal charges have so far been pressed against him. - Express Tribune

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Hong Kong’s former leader charged with misconduct HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s former leader, Donald Tsang, was charged on Monday with two counts of misconduct in public office, the latest in a string of scandals that have ensnared senior business and former political figures in the Asian financial hub.

Tsang, 70, retired in 2012 after a high-flying career as a civil servant, serving as a senior official in the former British colonial administration and a former financial secretary. The Independent Commission Against Corruption said the charges related to a rental deal for a penthouse flat in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen and the nomination of an architect doing design work on the flat for a government award.

Tsang appeared in court wearing a dark red bowtie and pocket handkerchief, a white collared shirt and black suit. He stood tightlipped at a microphone in the rear of the courtroom and answered “I understand” as each of the charges was read aloud. If convicted, he faces a maximum of seven years in prison for each count of misconduct, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Alain Sham said.

Tsang said he was confident he would be acquitted. — Reuters

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HEALTH HAZARD: A woman, centre, wears a face mask on the platform of a train station as haze shrouds the skies over Kuala Lumpur on Monday. - AFP

JAKARTA: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has called on Indonesia to take action against people setting fires that have caused choking smoke to drift across the region, with the sky over southern Thailand the latest to be clouded by the pollution.

Indonesia has come under pressure in the past few weeks to contain the annual haze crisis, which

is caused by slash-and-burn agriculture on Sumatra island and its part of Borneo island.

Companies seeking to clear land for palm oil and pulp wood plantations have been accused of encouraging the fires that often smoulder for weeks in underground peat deposits.

The problem has been exacerbated this year by the El Nino

The storm made landfall in the southern province of Guangdong on Sunday, triggering widespread blackouts

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south, state television reported.

Some coastal high-speed trains were suspended, including a route linking Haikou to Sanya in the island province of Hainan, state media said. The typhoon coincides with a week-long public holiday in China, and tourist spots including a popular volcanic island have been closed. — Reuters

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US general: Afghan forces had asked for airstrikes in Kunduz WASHINGTON: Afghan forces asked for US air support while fighting the Taliban in Kunduz shortly before an air strike resulted in the deaths of civilians there, the American commander of international forces in Afghanistan said on Monday.

US Army General John Campbell’s comments fell short of squarely acknowledging US responsibility for an air strike that killed 22 people in an Afghan hospital run by aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on Saturday.

MSF on Monday reiterated its call for an independent investigation into the incident, saying discrepancies in the accounts of what happened made such a probe “ever more critical.”

“We have now learned that on October 3 Afghan forces advised that they were taking fire from enemy positions and asked for air support from US forces,” Campbell said in a briefing with reporters.

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Storm to lose strength The storm is expected to lose strength as it heads northwest.

Authorities warned that flooding and mudslides were possible in the southwestern province of Yunnan.

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BEIJING: A typhoon bringing heavy rain churned inland through southern China on Monday, a day after making landfall, killing at least six people, injuring hundreds, knocking out power and overturning cars.

The storm made landfall in the southern province of Guangdong on Sunday, triggering widespread blackouts, state media said.

Winds knocked out power grids along the coast, leaving large areas without electricity, water or telecommunications.

TV footage showed trees snapped in two by a tornado spawned by the storm and a building at a construction raised from the ground like a toy. A crane toppled from a high-rise under construction.

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“An air strike was then called to eliminate the Taliban threat, and several civilians were accidentally struck.”

Campbell said US forces were not under direct fire in the incident and the air strike had not been called on their behalf, contrary to previous statements from the US military.

MSF General Director Christopher Stokes said Campbell’s comments amounted to trying to pass responsibility for the strike to the Afghan government.

“The reality is the US dropped those bombs,” the statement said.

“The US hit a huge hospital full of wounded patients and MSF staff.

The US military remains responsible for the targets it hits, even though it is part of a coalition.

There can be no justification for this horrible attack.”

US Army Brigadier General Richard Kim is the senior investigator on the incident and is in Kunduz now, Campbell said. — Reuters

weather phenomenon which has brought unusually dry conditions.

“If this is done by people or by farming companies, Indonesia needs to take decisive action against the perpetrators,” Najib said on Twitter late on Sunday.

Schools in Malaysia and Singapore have closed when the smoke has been heavy, sports events have been cancelled and tourism oper-

ators are fretting. Health authorities across the region warn people to avoid exercise on bad days.

Brushes off complaints Indonesia routinely brushes off complaints while at the same time vowing to stop the burning.

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla was recently reported as chiding neighbours to be grateful

for the 11 months of clean air his country’s forests provide outside the haze season.

Indonesia has also repeatedly declined offers of help to tackle the fires from its neighbours.

Indonesia’s national disaster management agency said last week it was hoping for rain to help douse the fires by early November, when the northeast monsoon usually starts.

Thai environment officials said on Monday the level of pollution from Indonesia has risen sharply in the south of the country, near the Malaysian border, and health authorities were opening hotlines to provide advice and issuing face masks.

Indonesia says more than 200 companies, most of them from Southeast Asia, are being investigated on suspicion of causing fires.

Police said on Monday one company from Australia, palm oil plantation operator PT Kayung Agro Lestari (KAL), and one from China were among them. — Reuters

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he Russian air force in Syria has flown straight into the West’s fantasy air space.

The Russians, we are now informed, are bombing the “moderates” in Syria — “moderates” whom even the Americans admitted two months ago, no longer existed.

It’s rather like the IS fighters who left Europe to fight for the extremists’ state. Remember them?

Scarcely two months ago, our political leaders — and leader writers — were warning us all of the enormous danger posed by “home-grown” extremists who were leaving Britain and other European countries and America to fight for the monsters of IS. Then the hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees began trekking up the Balkans towards Europe after risking death in the Mediterranean — and we were all told by the same political leaders to be fearful that IS killers were among them.

It’s amazing how European Muslim fighters fly to Turkey to join IS, and a few weeks later, they’re drowning in leaky boats or tramping back again and taking trains from Hungary to Germany. But if this nonsense was true, where did they get the time for all the terrorist training they need in order to attack us when they get back to Europe?

It is possible, of course, that this was mere storytelling. By contrast, the chorus of horror that has accompanied Russia’s cruel air strikes this past week has gone beyond sanity.

Let’s start with a reality check. The Russian military are killers who go for the jugular. They slaughtered the innocent of Chechnya to crush the extremist uprising there, and they will cut down the innocent of Syria as they try to crush a new army of extremists and save the ruthless regime of Bashar Al Assad. The Syrian army has struggled ferociously to preserve the state — and used barrel bombs to do it. They have also fought to the death.

“American officials” — those creatures beloved of The New York Times — claim that the Syrian army does not fight IS. If true, who on earth killed the 56,000 Syrian soldiers — the statistic an official secret, but nonetheless true — who have so far died in the Syrian war? The preposterous Free Syrian Army (FSA)?

This rubbish has reached its crescendo in the on-again off-again saga of the Syrian “moderates”.

These men were originally military defectors to the FSA, which America and European countries regarded as a possible pro-Western force to be used against the Syrian government army. But the FSA fell to pieces, corrupted, and the “moder-

ates” defected all over again, this time to the extremist Nusra Front or to IS, selling their American-supplied weapons to the highest bidder or merely retiring quietly — and wisely — to the countryside where they maintained a few scattered checkpoints.

Washington admitted their disappearance, bemoaned their fate, concluded that new “moderates” were required, persuaded the CIA to arm and train 70 fighters, and this summer packed them off across the Turkish border to fight — whereupon all but 10 were captured by Nusra and at least two of them were executed by their captors. Just two weeks ago, I heard in person one of the most senior ex-US officers in Iraq — David Petraeus’s former No 2 in Baghdad — announce that the “moderates” had collapsed long ago. Now you see them – now you don’t.

The first strikes — far from being aimed at the “moderates” whom the US had long ago dismissed — were directed at the large number of Turkmen villages in the far north-west of Syria which have for many months been occupied by hundreds of Chechen fighters — the very same Chechens whom Putin had been trying to liquidate in Chechnya itself. These Chechen forces assaulted and destroyed Syria’s strategic hilltop military Position 451 north of Latakia last year. No wonder Bashar’s army put them on the target list.

Other strikes were directed not at IS but at extremist Jaish Al Shams force targets in the same area. But in the first 24 hours, Russian bombs were also dropped on the IS supply line through the mountains above Palmyra.

The Russians specifically attacked desert roads around the town of Salamia — the same tracks used by IS suicide convoys to defeat Syrian troops in the ancient Roman city of Palmyra last May. They also bombed areas around Hassakeh and the IS-held Raqqa air base where Syrian troops have fought extremists over the past year (and were beheaded when they surrendered).

Russian ground troops, however, are in Syria only to guard their bases. These are symbolic boots on the ground — but the idea that those boots are there to fight IS is a lie. The Russians intend to let the Syrian ground troops do the dying for them.

No, there are no good guys and bad guys in the Syrian war. The Russians don’t care about the innocents they kill any more than do the Syrian army or Nato. Any movie of the Syrian war should be entitled War Criminals Galore!

Who’s writing this fiction? “Moderate elements” indeed... — The Independent

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The proportion of people with severe mental disorders including psychosis - which can cause hallucinations or delusions - rises to 3-4 per cent during a crisis up from a baseline 2-3 per cent World Health Organization

UNDER DISTRESS: Palestinian school children sit in their classroom on the first day of the new school year in Gaza City, in this photograph taken on August 25, 2013. – AFP files

A MENTAL BLOCK FOR GAZAN GIRLS Despite high levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression in the Palestinian territory, mental health experts say families often avoid seeking help for their daughters for fear of wrecking the family reputation and the girl’s chances of finding a husband

EMOTIONALLY SHATTERED: A Palestinian girl, whose family house was destroyed by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war last summer, looks out a classroom at a United Nations-run school where she takes

refuge in Biet Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip in this photograph taken on January 9, 2015. – Reuters files

LONDON: When Maha, a nineyear-old Palestinian girl living in Gaza, visited a doctor to seek treatment for mental health problems she was told not to come back or she would likely be stigmatised for life, ruining her marriage prospects.

Despite high levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression in the Palestinian territory, mental health experts say families often avoid seeking help for their daughters for fear of wrecking the family reputation and the girl’s chances of finding a husband.

“There is a general stigma and lack of awareness around mental health,” said Bassam Abu Hamad, a public health consultant at Al Quds University in Gaza.

Supernatural forces “People think mental health problems are something to do with the devil and supernatural forces.

They think that people with such problems have lost their minds and are crazy.”

Hamad says Maha’s story highlights the worrying gaps in mental health services in Gaza, the cultural barriers girls face in accessing care and the urgent need for better

training of general doctors.

“In Maha’s case, the doctor — a general practitioner — said that continuing to visit mental health services would affect her reputation and she would be stigmatised forever,” Hamad said.

Maha was originally taken to the doctor primarily for epilepsy, which in Gaza is treated as a mental health issue.

Her condition deteriorated during last year’s conflict in the territory after she had to run for her life when the family’s home in Beit Hanoun was bombed.

Maha, now 13, became very withdrawn and suffered repeated nightmares. It was only when her mother took her back to a doctor for an injury that she was finally referred to a specialist.

There are no figures for the prevalence of mental health problems in Gaza, but the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the proportion of people suffering mild or moderate disorders rises to 15-20 per cent during a humanitarian emergency compared to 10 per cent outside a crisis.

Some experts say up to a third of the population may be affected by mental disorders after exposure to violence, the death of loved ones

and the loss of homes, livelihoods and support networks.

WHO estimates the proportion of people with severe mental disorders including psychosis - which can cause hallucinations or delusions - rises to 3-4 per cent during a crisis up from a baseline 2-3 per cent. Hamad said families are loath to seek mental health care services for sons as well as daughters, but the reluctance is more pronounced with a girl because of the potential impact on her reputation. “It’s a patriarchal community so women are judged more harshly,” he said.

WHO mental health officer for Gaza, Dyaa Saymah, said part of the reason girls with mental health disorders face particular stigma is due to the misconception that mental problems are strongly hereditary. “People believe when a mother with a mental health illness gives birth she may pass this on to her baby. This is why they are afraid of getting married to a girl who has developed some sort of problem,” Saymah said.

Beliefs that mental health problems are hereditary - although there can be genetic links they are only one factor - mean families in Gaza may even hide away a rela-

Protracted conflict in Gaza has triggered acute levels of psycho-social distress, especially among children and adolescents. Many are emotionally shattered after living through three wars in the past seven years, the last one being the most devastating

tive with a psychotic disorder like schizophrenia to protect their daughters’ reputations.

Experts say the protracted conflict in Gaza has triggered acute levels of psycho-social distress, especially among children and adolescents who make up nearly half the territory’s 1.8 million inhabitants.

Many are emotionally shattered after living through three wars in the past seven years, the last one being the most devastating.

Fighting between Israel and Palestinian fighters killed more than 2,100 Palestinians during a 50-day war and caused massive destruction to homes and schools in the small coastal strip.

Psychosocial support The United Nations estimated that 373,000 children required specialised psychosocial support.

Day-to-day suffering has been compounded by a blockade - imposed by Israel in 2007 after Hamas won elections - which has exacerbated unemployment, poverty and levels of depression.

Hamad said it was often harder for girls in Gaza to deal with traumatic experiences than boys because of cultural factors including

severe restrictions on their movement which leave them far more isolated. Boys can spend time with friends in the streets and play sport, but girls do not have similar outlets or opportunities to socialise, he said.

Hamad said mass displacement to overcrowded mixed shelters during last year’s conflict had been particularly stressful for adolescent girls because of the lack of privacy and sanitation.

Girls in shelters had to remain veiled at all times despite it being the height of summer, and many developed bladder-related problems because of a lack of separate toilets. But mental health experts say there have been positive developments in Gaza. In particular, mental health services are being integrated into all primary health care centres across the territory which will help reduce the problem of people avoiding such services. In addition, counselling is provided across Gaza’s schools.

Hamad said the widespread suffering in last year’s war has also helped reduce the stigma.

“Mental health is no longer just the problem of one person, it’s now the problem of everyone,” he said. — Thomson Reuters Foundation

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ISTANBUL/BAGHDAD: The United States and its NATO allies denounced Russia on Monday for violating Turkish air space along the frontier with Syria, and Ankara threatened to respond if provoked again, raising the prospect of direct confrontation.

Also on Monday, Muen Al Kadhimi, a senior aide to the leader of the Badr Brigade, Iraq’s most powerful militias, said they would welcome Russian air strikes on IS in the country and accused the United States of failing to act decisively against the ultra-hardline group.

NATO summoned the ambassadors of its 28 member states for an emergency meeting to respond

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to what Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called “unacceptable violations of Turkish air space”.

Moscow’s unexpected move last week to launch air strikes in Syria has brought the greatest threat of an accidental clash between Russian and Western forces since the Cold War. Russian war planes and

those of the United States and its allies are now flying combat missions over the same country for the first time since World War II, with Moscow repeatedly targeting insurgents trained and armed by Washington’s allies.

Turkey, which has the secondlargest army in NATO, scrambled

two F-16 jets on Saturday after a Russian aircraft crossed into its airspace near its southern province of Hatay, the Turkish foreign ministry said.

In a second incident, the Turkish military said a MiG-29 fighter jet - an aircraft used both by Russia and Syria’s own air force - had harassed two of its F-16s by locking its radar on to them on Sunday as they patrolled the border.

Turkey summoned Moscow’s ambassador to protest against the violation and said Russia would be held “responsible for any undesired incident that may occur” if it were repeated. Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, as well as key NATO partners.

By Monday afternoon, Russia had not given its own public account of the incidents. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the Russian ambassador had been summoned and said “some facts were mentioned there which are to be checked”, but gave

no further details. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said he had been told by Russia that the violation was a “mistake” that would not happen again. “Turkey’s rules of engagement apply to all planes, be they Syrian, Russian or from elsewhere... Necessary steps would be taken against whoever violates Turkey’s borders, even if it’s a bird,” he said in a live interview on HaberTurk TV. “For Russia, which long opposed foreign intervention in Syria and blocked UN Security Council resolutions, to be actively involved in Syria is both a contradiction and a move that has escalated the crisis.”

A senior US defence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington doubted the incursions were an accident.

“We’re deeply concerned about it and consider it something that just contributes to our overall sense that there’s real strategic and tactical problems with the way Russia is conducting itself in Syria right now.”

The United States and its allies are waging their own air campaign against IS militants in Syria, while demanding that Syrian President Bashar Al Assad step down and supporting other insurgents fighting against him. Russia says it is

targeting IS, but the anti-Assad coalition including Washington, European powers, Turkey and most Arab states, say Moscow has mainly targeted other insurgents and hit few IS targets.

The potential confrontation comes at a time when relations between Russia and the West are at their worst since the Cold War, with the United States and European Union having imposed financial sanctions on Moscow over its intervention in Ukraine.

In Iraq, Al Kadhimi said, “We are looking forward to seeing Russian war planes bomb the positions and headquarters of IS in Iraq and all its joint supply routes with Syria.”

“We will strongly welcome such intervention by the Russians to take out IS in Iraq.”

The United States has led air strikes against IS in Iraq for more than a year, but Baghdad has repeatedly called for greater engagement and air support for Iraqi forces trying to regain territory against the militant group. Earlier on Monday, the Asaib Ahl Al Haq force also said it fully supported Russia’s intervention against IS in the Middle East. Spokesman Naim Al Uboudi said Russia’s air strikes in Syria had already produced results. — Reuters

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STOCKHOLM/LONDON: Three scientists from Japan, China and Ireland whose discoveries led to the development of potent new drugs against parasitic diseases including malaria and elephantiasis won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday.

Irish-born William Campbell and Japan’s Satoshi Omura won half of the prize for discovering avermectin, a derivative of which has been used to treat hundreds of millions of people with river blindness and lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis.

China’s Tu Youyou was awarded

BIG ACHIEVEMENT: Members of the media take photos of the screen as Professor Urban Lendahl, right, announces the 2015 Nobel laureates in medicine during a news conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Monday. - Reuters

the other half of the prize for discovering artemisinin, a drug that has slashed malaria deaths and has become the mainstay of fighting the mosquito-borne disease.

She is China’s first Nobel laureate in medicine.

Some 3.4 billion people, most of them living in poor countries,

are at risk of contracting the three parasitic diseases.

“These two discoveries have provided humankind with powerful new means to combat these debilitating diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people annually,” the Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute said. “The conse-

Breakthrough Omura and Campbell made their breakthrough in fighting parasitic worms, or helminths, after studying compounds from soil bacteria.

That led to the discovery of avermectin, which was then further modified into ivermectin.

The treatment is so successful that river blindness and lymphatic filariasis are now on the verge of being eradicated.

Omura, 80, said the real credit for the achievement should go to the ingenuity of the Streptomyces bacteria, whose naturally occurring chemicals were so effective at killing off parasites.

“I really wonder if I deserve this,” he said after learning he had won the prize. “I have done all my work depending on microbes and learning from them, so I think the microbes might almost deserve it more than I do.”

Omura is professor emeritus at Kitasato University in Japan, while Campbell is research fellow emeritus at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.

“This was the work of a team of researchers so it is by no means my work, it’s our work,” said Campbell, 85, who learned of his prize in a pre-dawn phone call from Reuters that woke him at his home in North Andover, Massachusetts.

“In the first decade, there were 70 authors that I co-authored papers with. That gives you some idea of the number of people involved,” he said.

Tu, meanwhile, turned to a traditional Chinese herbal medicine in her hunt for a better malaria treatment, following the declining success of the older drugs chloroquine and quinine. She found that an extract from the plant Artemisia annua was sometimes effective but the results were inconsistent, so she went back to ancient literature, including a recipe from AD 350, in the search for clues. This

eventually led to the isolation of artemisinin, a new class of antimalaria drug, which was available in China before it reached the West. Tu, 84, has worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine since 1965.

World Health Organization spokesman Gregory Hartl said the award of a Nobel prize for the discovery was a great tribute to the contribution of Chinese science in fighting malaria.

“We now have drugs that kill these parasites very early in their life-cycle,” said Juleen Zierath, chair of the Nobel Committee.

“They not only kill these parasites but they stop these infections from spreading.”

Death rates from malaria have plunged 60 per cent in the past 15 years, although the disease still kills around half a million people a year, the vast majority of them babies and young children in the poorest parts of Africa.

The 8 million Swedish crowns ($960,000) medicine prize is the first of the Nobel prizes awarded each year. Prizes for achievements in science, literature and peace were first awarded in 1901 in accordance with the will of dynamite inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel. - Reuters

I N C L E M E N T W E AT H E R

Torrential rain kills 8 in South Carolina CHARLESTON: Torrential rainfall that South Carolina’s governor called a once-in-amillennium downpour triggered flooding in the southeastern US state on Sunday, causing at least eight deaths in the Carolinas.

The storm had dumped more than 20 inches of rain in parts of central South Carolina since Friday, the National Weather Service said. The state climatologist forecast another 2 to 6 inches through on Monday as the rain began to slacken.

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said parts of the state were hit with rainfall that would be expected to occur once in 1,000 years, with the Congaree River at its highest level since 1936.

“If you are in your house, stay in your house,” Haley, holding a news conference, told state residents. “This is not something to be out taking pictures of.”

Six weather-related deaths were reported in South Carolina, four of them from traffic accidents. Officials reported another two deaths in North Carolina.

Rains flooded highways along the South Carolina coast between Charleston and Georgetown, the weather service said. Georgetown, a city of 9,000 people, was mostly under water, and the four major highways leading into it were closed.

“We have every ambulance in the county out responding to calls. People are being moved from their homes in boats,” Georgetown County spokeswom-

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Flooding also hit the state capital, Columbia, where the Congaree rose 10 feet (3 m) in 12 hours, according to local officials. Residents were advised on the city’s website to boil drinking water because of water line breaks.

State emergency officials urged residents not to travel due to unsafe roads, and curfews were imposed in eight cities or counties, including Columbia. Schools and universities cancelled on Monday classes.

Highway closed A 70-mile stretch of Interstate 95, a major East Coast highway, was closed because of high water.

The state Highway Patrol reported 315 collisions and 318 cases of roadway flooding. Hundreds of flood rescues were carried out, and eight water rescue teams were operating, with more coming from other states, South Carolina’s emergency management office said. Precipitation records fell in many places. Charleston broke its record for the greatest monthly rainfall for October in less than four days.

Amtrak, the passenger rail service, canceled its Virginiato-Florida auto train and a passenger train from New York to Miami due to the flooding. - Reuters

NAT U R A L D I S A S T E R

France flash floods toll touches 19 NICE: Nineteen people died in flash floods on the French Riviera over the weekend, prompting the government to declare a natural disaster in the southeastern tourist region.

Some 4,400 homes were still without electricity on Monday afternoon after as many as 70,000 suffered blackouts the previous evening.

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, who visited the affected zone on Sunday with

President Francois Hollande, told Europe 1 radio on Monday there had been some looting and nine people had been arrested.

Some 300 police and 543 fire officers were continuing with search and rescue operations across areas affected by the floods, Cazeneuve said. Torrential rain struck the Alpes-Maritimes county, bordering Italy, on Saturday evening, inundating local towns including Cannes and disrupting transport routes. - Reuters

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CENTRAL BANK OF OMAN NOD

Bank Muscat’s request for branch in Dubai gets approval Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman’s central bank on Monday approved a request from Bank Muscat to open a commercial banking branch in Dubai.

The decision was taken by the board of Central Bank of Oman (CBO), which met under the chairmanship of Dr Ali bin Mohammed

bin Moosa, deputy chairman of the bank, according to a press statement released by the CBO. Bank Muscat has one branch each in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and representative offices in Singapore and Dubai.

The leading Omani bank also has a subsidiary brokerage firm in Saudi Arabia.

Further, the board reviewed the challenges and available opportunities for licensed finance and leasing companies and proposed ways how to develop it.

The board also endorsed the annual budget of the College of Banking and Financial studies (CBFS) for 2015-2016.

The board reviewed the ac-

tions taken by the Central Bank of Oman and Omani banks forraising financing of small and medium enterprises.

The board also reviewed the CBO’s financial position as at the end of August 2015 and the performance of Central Bank of Oman’s external investments during the period under review.

Oman’s sovereign sukuk gets provisional A1 rating Moody’s said the provisional A1 rating assigned to the certificate is at the same level as the long-term local currency and foreign currency issuer ratings of Oman government – Times file picture

Times News Service MUSCAT: Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a provisional rating of A1 to the proposed Omani rial certificates to be issued by the Oman Sovereign sukuk.

The Oman Sovereign sukuk is a special purpose vehicle incorporated in Oman and is wholly

owned by the Government of Oman. The payment obligations associated with these certificates are direct obligations of the Government of Oman.

Credit risk The rating agency said the (P)A1 rating assigned to the certificates is at the same level as the long-

term local currency and foreign currency issuer ratings of the Government of Oman.

This is due to the fact that sukuk certificate holders will be effectively exposed to Oman’s senior credit risk and will not be exposed to the risk of performance of the portfolio assets relating to the certificates.

Also, it will not have any preferential claim or recourse over the assets, or rights to cause any sale or disposition of the assets except as expressly provided under the transaction documents; and will only have rights against the Government of Oman, ranking pari passu with other senior unsecured obligations as provided in the transaction documents.

Moody’s expects to remove the provisional status of the rating upon the closing of the proposed issuance and review of its final terms. Moody’s also noted that its sukuk rating does not express an opinion on the structure’s compliance with Sharia law.

Oman’s sovereign credit profile displays a number of strengths.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth will likely remain positive, although Moody’s expects it will slow to an average 2 two per cent to 3 three per cent per year until 2019, down from a previous high growth trend of 4.9 per cent on average between 2005 and 2014.

Offsetting this strength to some degree is the likely sharp fall in nominal gross domestic product (GDP) this year stemming from the collapse in oil prices. This will

crimp government and private sector incomes. “Our base case scenario for oil market trends is a Brent crude price of $55 per barrel on average in 2015 that rises only gradually to around $75 per barrel by 2019,” said Moody’s.

Even factoring in the reduced government revenues and higher government debt over the next one to three years, Oman’s debt metrics will still compare favourably with the A-rated median.

The Omani government has several funds, as well as deposits in the domestic banking system.

In addition, wider public sector debt is low which in Moody’s view limits the risks from contingent liabilities crystallising the government balance sheet.

However, uncertainty exists over the effectiveness of the government’s policy response to challenges posed by lower oil prices to Oman’s government finances, external current account, and growth performance in 2015, as well as over the next three years.

This uncertainty is reflected in the negative ratings outlook.

Given that the issuance rating is tied to the rating of the Government of Oman, the same factors and considerations would apply.

DEBT INSTRUMENTS

Gulf banks to issue $43b debt by 2019 Times News Service MUSCAT: Banks in the Gulf region will issue $43 billion of Basel III compliant debt by 2019 in order to improve the quantity and quality of their capital base, according to Arqaam Capital, the specialist emerging and frontier markets investment bank.

Jaap Meijer, Managing Director, Research, at Arqaam Capital said: “Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banks are on the verge of issuing new Basel III compliant bonds with improved loss absorption features. This should increase capital buffers and enhance the GCC banking sector’s ability to absorb shocks arising from potential financial and economic stress.

The new regulatory framework requires banks to not only increase capital buffers, but also to diversify the structure of these buffers and enhance its quality.

“Arqaam Capital estimates that GCC banks will issue $17 billion of Additional Tier 1 bonds and $26 billion of Tier 2 bonds in order to optimise their balance sheets and improve capital positions,” he further added.

Basel III is a set of reform measures to improve the regulation, supervision and risk management within the banking sector.

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Asha Enterprises

divests stake in Kwik Kleen Times News Service

MUSCAT: As part of its business restructuring to focus more on its core activities, Asha Enterprises recently exited out of its laundry business which it ran for over three decades under the brand name Kwik Kleen.

Kwik Kleen is a household name in Muscat and is best known for its high-quality laundry and dry cleaning services, said a press release.

With more than 20 outlets spread across the capital area, door-to-door delivery vans and a state-of-the-art factory in Wadi Kabir, Kwik Kleen is poised for its next big leap under the dynamic management of its new owners, who evinced great interest in augmenting its services further and carrying the brand name forward.

According to Ajit Singh, group general manager of Asha Enterprises, the decision to divest itself from Kwik Kleen after nurturing it for more than 30 years was a difficult one but in the end emotions had to give way to the group’s vision.

SOHAR PORT

Oman gearing up to become logistics hub tion, are all key ingredients that will contribute to the continued growth of the logistics industry.

Times News Service MUSCAT: With the logistics sector in Oman set to grow beyond the $12 billion mark by 2017, the Sultanate is quickly advancing with its plans to diversify the economy beyond its traditional petrochemical base, and to transform itself into a major industrial and logistics centre for the region and beyond.

This week, Sohar Port and Freezone is participating in the fifth annual ‘Middle East Leaders in Logistics Summit’, an invitationonly event being held in Dubai’s Grosvenor House Hotel. The 2015 Summit brings together the cream of the region’s supply chain community, representing the key decision makers leading the Middle East and shaping the sector’s future.

The summit invites the region’s logistics experts to discuss issues affecting the industry and provides the ideal platform for supply chain professionals to reflect on how they can tackle operational challenges, meet expectations and drive efficiency in their organizations.

LOGISTICS SUMMIT: This week, Sohar Port and Freezone is participating in the fifth annual ‘Middle East Leaders in Logistics Summit’, which will be held in Dubai. - ONA

Jamal Aziz, chief executive officer of Sohar Freezone commented: “As Oman diversifies its economy, Sohar Port and Freezone has a critical role to play. Our rapid growth has positioned Sohar as a signifi-

APPOINTMENT

Jack Dorsey is new Twitter CEO WASHINGTON: Twitter named co-founder Jack Dorsey as chief executive officer, betting its cofounder and former leader will be able to revive fortunes at a socialmedia company that failed to impress investors following its 2013 initial public offering.

Dorsey, 38, will also keep his job as CEO of mobile-payments company Square, the payments and financial services company he

co-founded in 2009, Twitter said on Monday in a filing. “My focus is to build teams that move fast, and learn faster,” Dorsey said in a tweet. “In the past 3 months we have increased our speed and urgency at both companies.”

The pick may make it easier to restore confidence at Twitter amid management turmoil and slowing growth; Dorsey has already been involved in its operations as in-

terim chief. Still, it indicates that the board failed to find a CEO that could be fully dedicated to addressing Twitter’s issues.

The social-media company hired Spencer Stuart in June to run the search and has considered candidates including former Cisco Systems executive Padmasree Warrior and CBS Interactive president Jim Lanzone, people familiar with matter said. - Bloomberg News

cant regional hub, and we are fully committed to building a sustainable logistics infrastructure that will support Oman in achieving our Vision 2020 objectives.”

The Sultanate is ideally placed

to play a leading role in logistics.

Oman’s geographical location, its stable political climate, combined with the excellent infrastructure already available as well as upgrades currently under construc-

Railway lines Some $250 billion has been allocated for the construction of 67,000km of railway lines across the Middle East.

This includes the eagerly anticipated Gulf Railway, which will connect Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman over the course of the next three to five years.

The construction of a planned road link between Sohar and Riyadh is also due to commence in the near future.

Thanks to the wealth of cargo rail experience that Port of Rotterdam brought with it to the Sultanate, the terminals at Sohar Port and the adjacent Freezone were all designed with rail in mind straight from the drawing board.

“This will give Sohar a significant edge when it comes to integrating cargo rail into our on-going logistical operations,” concluded Andre Toet, chief executive officer of Sohar Port.

Saudi cuts crude price for Asia, US speech in Istanbul, in comments reported by state-run Saudi Press Agency Friday. Volatile oil prices affect investments, creating a situation that’s not good for producers or consumers, he said.

Saudi Aramco, as the producer is known, widened the discount for Arab Light crude to Asia by $1.70 a barrel to $1.60 a barrel less than the benchmark, according to the statement. The cut was smaller than the median estimate of a $1.90 a-barrel reduction expected by seven refiners and traders in Asia surveyed by Bloomberg last week. The decrease was the deepest since January.

Saudi Aramco reduced price for Medium grade crude to Asia next month to a discount of $3.20 a barrel amid sluggish demand

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia cut pricing for November oil sales to Asia and the US as the world’s largest crude exporter seeks to keep its barrels competitive with rival suppliers amid sluggish demand.

Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) reduced its official selling price for Medium grade crude to Asia next month to a discount of $3.20 a barrel below the regional benchmark, compared to a $1.30 discount for October sales, the company said in an e- mailed statement. For Asia, the benchmark is the average of Oman and Dubai oil grades.

The discount for the Medium grade to Asia, the main market for Saudi crude, widened by the most since the state-owned company made a $2 a barrel cut in February 2012, according to data.

Brent crude, a global benchmark, tumbled almost 50 per cent last year as Saudi Arabia

and other Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) members chose to protect market share instead of decreasing output to boost prices.

Brent fell from more than $100 a barrel in July 2014 to less than half that amount six months later and traded below $50 a barrel on average in September. Contracts for November settlement were 40 cents higher at $48.53 a barrel on Monday in London.

Competition “They needed to cut pricing to keep Saudi crude competitive with other grades,” Robin Mills, a Dubai-based analyst at Manaar Energy Consulting, said by phone.

“Demand has been a bit weaker, leading to the cuts.”

Saudi Arabia will continue investing in oil production even amid the low prices, Ali Al Naimi, the country’s oil minister said in a

Europe sales The company raised price levels for the same three grades for buyers in Northwest Europe. It trimmed pricing on Light, Medium and Heavy sold to the Mediterranean region.

Opec, of which Saudi Arabia is the largest producer, decided in December and again in June to keep its production target unchanged at 30 million barrels a day. The group has exceeded this official target every month since May 2014.

Saudi boosted output to a record 10.48 million barrels a day in June, according to International Energy Agency. - Bloomberg News

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MARINE BUSINESS

Rolls-Royce to cut 400 additional jobs LONDON: Britain’s Rolls-Royce said it would cut an additional 400 employees from its marine business by the end of next year, in its latest move to make the unit more efficient and cope with a fall in orders sparked by the lower oil price.

The marine unit, which depends on oil and gas-related customers for about 60 per cent of its business, has been under pressure over the last 18 months since the price of Brent collapsed to six-year lows, and ship orders were cancelled.

Aero-engines business That prompted Rolls-Royce to warn on profit last year. The company then shocked investors further earlier this year when it said that profits at its biggest business, which makes aero-engines for large planes, would also falter next year.

Rolls-Royce’s chief executive Warren East, who took up the role on July 2, is in the process of carrying out an operational review of the whole business. Maintaining current profit guidance for

the marine unit, Rolls-Royce said it would invest the cost-savings from the job cuts into research and development activity.

Marine technologies “We will sharpen our focus on the marine technologies of tomorrow by significantly increasing our current rate of investment in research and development,” RollsRoyce’s marine president Mikael Makinen said in a statement.

The company said the latest job cuts would generate full-year savings of £40 million with incremental benefits from 2016 onwards, and that it would now spread a previously flagged £30 million restructuring charge over this year and next.

Rolls-Royce had already announced in May that it would cut 600 jobs in its marine unit, which employs 5,800 people and builds propulsion systems, winches and anchors for ships.

The company said the focus was to improve competitiveness by reducing corporate and administrative costs. - Reuters

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Greece set to unveil painful draft budget ATHENS: Greece will unveil a painful 2016 draft budget on Monday meant to satisfy international creditors, projecting the economy will stay in recession next year before returning to growth in 2017, in line with the estimates by the country’s lenders.

After seven months of heated negotiations with its EU/IMF creditors, Athens agreed in July to implement spending cuts and economic reforms in exchange for an 86 billion euro bailout that kept it in the euro zone under strict supervision.

Although government officials have expressed optimism that the recession this year will be milder than projected in the bailout programme, due to an increase in tourism revenues and stronger than expected first-half data, any change in the economic forecasts will only come later.

Debt-ridden economy The debt-ridden economy is officially expected to shrink by 2.3 per cent this year and 0.5 per cent in 2016. Public debt is seen rising to 196 per cent of gross domestic product in 2015 and peak at 201 per cent in 2016, including the new loans.

“The main targets of the draft budget will not differ from the estimates in the bailout,” a Finance Ministry official said. “Our estimate is for a shallower recession this year and that might be reflected in the final budget that will be submitted to parliament in November, after the first review of the new programme,” the official said.

The bailout projects a 0.25 per cent primary budget deficit before debt service this year and a surplus of 0.5 per cent next year. Greece is meant to achieve a primary surplus of 3.5 per cent of GDP. - Reuters

Huawei opens roadshow to popularise cloud computing open new revenue streams via innovative cloud services and flexible business models.

“New digital security and backup mandates are spurring the demand for more advanced cloud solutions,” said Luo.

The visitors get an opportunity to experience firsthand the latest innovations in data centre solutions, virtual servers and desktops, storage, in addition to a wide range of vertical industry solutions CLOUD TECHNOLOGY: Huawei experts offer guidance on how new cloud-based information

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technology solutions can be applied in various sectors such as telecommunications, government, education, oil and gas, healthcare, and banking and finance. - A R RAJKUMAR/Times of Oman

MUSCAT: Multinational information and communication technology giant Huawei on Monday inaugurated a nationwide roadshow to popularise the company’s newly introduced ‘cloud’ services and application and highlight its benefits to the Sultanate’s national economy.

“Oman and the wider GCC are entering into a new era of indepth integration of the digital and physical worlds, with cloud computing driving the restricting of many industries,” said Tony Luo, general manager of Huawei Oman.

“One of our priorities today is

to help these industries make IT simple and to make their business more agile,” he added.

One of highlights of the roadshow, meant for representatives of government and private sectors, is a Huawei Demo Truck equipped with the complete portfolio of Huawei IT products.

Huawei FusionCloud Desktop Solution 5.2, Huawei FusionServer E9000 Converged Infrastructure Blade Server Data Sheet, Huawei OceanStar 9000 Big Data Storage System were the latest Huawei solutions displayed in the Demo Truck.

GLOBAL SLOWDOWN

Latest innovations It gives the visitors an opportunity to experience firsthand the latest innovations in data centre solutions, virtual servers and desktops, storage, plus a wide range of vertical industry solutions.

More data being generated today in the Sultanate of Oman compared with ten years ago, the roadshow also look to address in helping organisations to process the data and to sort out what is valuable and what is not.

“By working together with organisations from the Sultanate, we pledge to help government,

corporate and telecom partners to capitalise on new opportunities and strengthen their competitive advantage through cloud based ICT solutions,” added Luo. Huawei experts also offer guidance on how new cloud-based information technology solutions can be applied in various sectors such as telecommunications, government, education, oil and gas, healthcare, and banking and finance.

Global experience Based on the global experience with cloud technologies, Huawei will share proposals on how to

Recent projects “There is a steady increase in the number of organisations in Oman leveraging this understanding of the cloud, although many have yet to fully maximise its potential to impact the bottom line,” he added.

Huawei is an all-in-one convergent IT solution, which offers enterprise and telcoms to maximise the benefit of cloud in more valuable ways.

The company is currently one of the pioneers within Oman’s ICT sector providing the most comprehensive information technology portfolio in the industry to customers in the telecom, enterprise, and consumer space.

Huawei’s recent projects include working with government, telcoms, healthcare entities and transportation leaders on deploying next-generation IT solution.

It also played a central role in the introduction of the latest mobile services across the Sultanate and is continuing to work with leading operators to plan broadband network expansions.

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Plummeting commodity National Bank of Oman posts prices yet to hit bottom 16 per cent growth in net profit WASHINGTON: It’s hard not to notice that commodity prices have been plummeting. It seems the price of everything that is grown or pulled out of the ground — from oil and gas to sugar and copper — has declined 46 per cent since early 2011, causing bankruptcies and industry consolidation.

Directly or indirectly, developed countries consume most commodities. Yet economic growth and demand for commodity-based products remain weak as North America and Europe continue to unwind their financial excesses.

The earlier rapid expansion of debt, which helped fuel robust growth, is being reversed.

United States real gross domestic product has risen at just a 2.2 per cent annual rate since the business recovery began in mid2009 — about half the rate you’d expect after a recession.

The euro area is limping along at a 1.2 per cent annual growth rate, with recovery from the 2007-2009 recession interrupted by a mild downturn in 20112013. Economic gains in Japan’s stop-go economy have averaged only 1 per cent.

The world is now eight years into a deleveraging cycle. At this rate, it will probably take more than the historical average of 10 years to complete.

Meanwhile, supplies of almost every commodity are huge and growing. China joined the World Trade Organisation in late 2001 and, not by coincidence, commodity prices took off in early 2002. As manufacturing shifted

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from North America and Europe to China, it sucked up global commodity output. From 2000 to 2014, China’s share of global copper consumption leaped to 43 per cent from 12 per cent. China’s portion of iron ore purchases similarly zoomed to 43 per cent from 16 per cent, while aluminum went to 47 per cent from 13 per cent.

By the mid-2000s, industrial commodity producers were dazzled by China’s seemingly insatiable demand and made the same big mistake that always occurs in every economic cycle: They assumed surging demand from China would last indefinitely.

Massive projects Producers embarked on massive projects that often take a decade to complete. These included digging copper mines in Latin America, removing iron ore in Brazil and producing coal in Australia.

All that new capacity began to come onstream in 2011, just as it became clear that the hopedfor post-recession return to rapid global economic growth wasn’t occurring.

The downward pressure on

commodity prices has been magnified in recent months by the realisation that economic growth in China is slowing. This is nothing new, really. China doesn’t grow independently, but has an exportdriven economy. It imports raw materials and equipment that it uses to produce manufactured goods, largely for export.

But muted demand in North America and Europe for Chinese exports has slowed economic growth in China.

Meanwhile, over-investment in ghost cities and building of excess infrastructure, in which China engaged to create jobs, has spawned huge debts. It is estimated that the true rate of inflationadjusted growth in China is about 3 per cent to 4 per cent, half the 7 per cent official number.

Few investors and most of the media were unaware of China’s dependence on the West and its slowing growth until stocks went off the cliff in June. The Shanghai index is now down 40 per cent despite Beijing’s clumsy and heavyhanded efforts to support equities. Devaluation of the yuan soon followed. - Bloomberg News

MUSCAT: National Bank of Oman (NBO) on Monday said its net profit for the first nine months of 2015 surged ahead by 16 per cent to OMR43 million from OMR37.1 million for the same period last year.

Net interest income and income from Islamic finance showed the same 16 per cent growth to OMR69.2 million from OMR59.9 million.

Further, net loans and advances increased by 12 per cent to OMR2,535.8 million from OMR2,259.8 million, while customer deposits fell by 11 per cent to OMR2,435.1 million, the bank said in a stock market filing.

The bank said its operating expense rose by 11 per cent to OMR43.4 million from OMR39 million during the period under review. Total assets showed a 4 per cent decline to OMR3,261 million.

ON GROWTH PATH: Net interest income and income from Islamic

finance showed a 16 per cent growth to OMR69.2 million from OMR59.9 million. – Times file picture

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MUSCAT SECURITIES MARKET

INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ........................................5,841.45 ...............5,802.51 ................... 5,841.24 ................... 5,802.51..................38.73 ................... 0.67 Financial Index ..................................... 7,025.75 .............. 6,923.35 ................... 7,024.45 ...................6,923.35................101.10 ................... 1.46 Industrial Index ....................................7,342.53 ...............7,307.29 ....................7,336.59 ................... 7,307.29................. 29.30 ...................0.40 Services Index .......................................3,241.78 ...............3,225.41 ....................3,231.19 ...................3,236.47.................. -5.28 .................. -0.16 MSM SHARIAH INDEX....................... 906.61 ..................903.50 .......................905.67 ...................... 903.50.................... 2.17 ...................0.24 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 20,540,262 ................ 3,829,070 ..................1,198 .............. 14,640,848,244 ................25 ........................4 .................... 15 .........................44

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 ISIN ......................................SECURITY NAME ..................................................................VOLUME..... TURNOVER............TRADES ......OPEN PRICE......HIGH ............. LOW ........ CLOSE PR. ...PREV. CLOSE...DIFF (RO).........DIFF % .............LAST PR.....LAST BID .............LAST OFFER ........MARKET CAP.PAR VALUE

Muscat Securities Market. – Times file picture

MSM index ends higher

REGULAR MARKET .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ...................... 137,770 .............13,065......................31 ........... 0.093 ........... 0.095 ...........0.093........... 0.095 .............0.090 ........... 0.005............. 5.556 ................0.094..............0.094...................0.095....................2,850,000 ..........0.100 OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ........... 3,232,253......358,833................... 156 ............0.108 ........... 0.114............0.108............0.111..............0.106 ........... 0.005............. 4.717 ................0.112 .............. 0.112................... 0.113 ....................9,990,000 ..........0.100 OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 5,812,929 ... 1,070,421...................239 ............0.179 ........... 0.186 ...........0.179 ........... 0.184 ............. 0.176............ 0.008............. 4.545 ................0.184.............. 0.183...................0.184................... 27,613,800 .........0.100 OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION .........................15,000 ...............2,100........................4 ............0.140 ........... 0.140 ...........0.140........... 0.140 .............0.134............ 0.006............. 4.478 ................0.140.............. 0.137...................0.140...................13,305,600 .........0.100 OM0000001087............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 108,000 ........... 25,499......................13 ........... 0.240...........0.240 ...........0.234........... 0.236 .............0.228 ........... 0.008............. 3.509 ................0.234..............0.231...................0.234 ..................23,600,000.........0.100 OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 1,626,195 ......162,606...................100 ........... 0.098 ........... 0.101............0.098........... 0.100 .............0.097 ........... 0.003............. 3.093 ................0.100..............0.099...................0.101 ....................5,884,322 ..........0.100 OM0000002168............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES .................................84,686 .............28,614........................9 ........... 0.328 ...........0.350 ...........0.328........... 0.338 .............0.328 ............0.010 ............. 3.049 ................0.340..............0.332...................0.348 .................100,120,225........0.100 OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES ............................................78,500 ............32,292......................11 ............0.410 ........... 0.412 ...........0.410........... 0.412 .............0.400 ............0.012 .............3.000 ................0.412 ..............0.412...................0.414...................25,216,160 .........0.100 OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN ......................................................98,024 ............. 11,057..................... 10 ............0.110 ........... 0.113............0.110 ............0.113 ............. 0.110............ 0.003............. 2.727 ................0.113 ...............0.113................... 0.118 ..................226,035,345 .......0.100 OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 746,500 ......... 125,869..................... 27 ............0.169 ........... 0.170 ...........0.168 ............0.169 ............. 0.165............ 0.004.............2.424 ................0.170 ..............0.169...................0.170................. 243,603,360 .......0.100 OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY......................................21,200 ............40,280........................6 ........... 1.900 ........... 1.900 ...........1.900........... 1.900 ............. 1.865.............0.035 ............. 1.877 ................1.900..............1.900...................0.000 .................170,430,000........0.100 OM0000001483............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ................................. 313,239............ 93,972......................18 ........... 0.300...........0.300 ...........0.300 .......... 0.300 .............0.295 ........... 0.005............. 1.695 ................0.300 ............ 0.300...................0.304 .................402,213,075........0.100 OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ...............................................................8,460 ...............2,572........................3 ........... 0.304...........0.304 ...........0.304 .......... 0.304 .............0.300 ........... 0.004............. 1.333 ................0.304..............0.302...................0.308 ..................15,200,000.........0.100

The top gainer was Al Batinah Investment, up

OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE.............. 900,414 ......... 153,449......................51 ............0.170 ........... 0.171............0.170 ........... 0.170 ............. 0.168............ 0.002............. 1.190 ................0.171 ...............0.171...................0.172.................. 34,000,000 ........0.100

by 5.56 per cent, while Oman Oil Marketing,

OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ............ 211,926.............55,635..................... 35 ............0.261 ...........0.265 ...........0.260 .......... 0.263 .............0.260 ........... 0.003............. 1.154.................0.264..............0.263...................0.265....................5,523,000 ..........0.100

down by 6.73 per cent, was the top loser

OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING.............51,903 ................5,181........................7 ........... 0.100 ........... 0.101............0.099........... 0.100 .............0.099 ............0.001 ............. 1.010 ................0.100..............0.099...................0.100................... 12,187,500 .........0.100

OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL............................................. 319,963............. 27,517......................21 ........... 0.086 ...........0.086 ...........0.086........... 0.086 .............0.085 ............0.001 ..............1.176.................0.086..............0.086...................0.087...................15,050,000 .........0.100

OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 799,795............ 75,370..................... 47 ........... 0.092 ........... 0.095 ...........0.092........... 0.094 .............0.093 ............0.001 ............. 1.075 ................0.093..............0.094...................0.095...................27,258,180 .........0.100

OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ....................................... 79,555 .............12,850......................11 ............0.161 ........... 0.163 ...........0.161 ........... 0.162 ............. 0.161 .............0.001 ............. 0.621 ................0.161 .............. 0.161...................0.163...................47,085,465 .........0.100 OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH................................................15,500 ............ 40,853........................5 ........... 2.620 ...........2.650 ...........2.620........... 2.635 .............2.620 ............0.015 ............. 0.573 ................2.650..............2.670...................2.700..................251,529,709 ........1.000 OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ........................ 166,013 .......... 271,649.....................42 ............1.635 ........... 1.650 ...........1.635 ............1.635 ............. 1.630............ 0.005............. 0.307 ................1.650 .............. 1.635...................1.650................1,226,250,000......0.100

MUSCAT: Following global and regional cues, the MSM30 had gains of 0.67 per cent to close at 5,841.24 points. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 905.67 points, up by 0.24 per cent.

Al Anwar Holding was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover. Monday’s top gainer was Al Batinah Investment, up by 5.56 per cent whereas Oman Oil Marketing, down by 6.73 per cent was the top loser.

1,198 trades As many as 1,198 trades were executed during Monday’s trading session generating turnover of OMR3.8 million with 20.5 million shares changing hands. Out of 44 traded securities, 25 advanced, four declined and 15 remained unchanged.

GCC and Arab Investors were net buyers for OMR407,000 while Omani investors were net sellers for OMR227,000 followed by Foreign Investors for OMR179,000 worth of shares.

Financial Index showed strong gains of 1.46 per cent to close at 7,024.45 points. Al Batinah Development, Bank Nizwa, Al Shar-

qia Investments, Al Anwar Holding and Oman United Insurance increased 5.56 per cent, 4.84 per cent, 4.72 per cent, 4.55 per cent and 3.51 per cent respectively.

Global Financial Investment and Oman Orix Leasing declined 1.80 per cent and 1.41 per cent respectively.

OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ..........................................................5,000 ............... 5,750........................1 ............1.150 ........... 1.150............1.150 ............1.150 ............. 1.150............ 0.000.............0.000 ................1.150 .............. 1.100................... 1.150 ................. 230,000,000 .......0.100

Industrial Index gains Industrial Index advanced 0.40 per cent and closed at 7,336.59 points. Al Anwar Ceramics, Construction Materials, Al Hassan Engineering, Oman Cables and Gulf International Chemicals increased 3.05 per cent, 2.78 per cent, 2.33 per cent, 1.88 per cent and 1.15 per cent respectively. Al Jazeera Steel decreased 2.50 per cent to close at OMR0.195.

Services Index ended negatively at 3,231.19 points, down by 0.16 per cent.

Port Services, Al Jazeera Services, Phoenix Power, National Gas and OIFC gained 4.48 per cent, 3.00 per cent, 1.97 per cent, 1.33 per cent and 1.19 per cent respectively. Oman Oil Marketing, down by 6.73 per cent, was the only sector loser. — United Securities

OM0000003125 ............GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ..................10,000 ...............1,090........................2 ............0.109 ........... 0.109 ...........0.109........... 0.109 ............. 0.111 ............-0.002 ........... -1.802 ...............0.109..............0.104...................0.109...................21,800,000.........0.100

OM0000001533 ............OMINVEST .................................................................... 455,315.......... 227,658.....................20 ........... 0.500 ...........0.500 ...........0.500........... 0.500 .............0.500 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.500..............0.490...................0.500 .................276,430,821........0.100 OM0000001962............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ................................... 662,362 ............39,742..................... 25 ........... 0.060 ........... 0.061 ...........0.060........... 0.060 .............0.060 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.061 ..............0.060...................0.061...................12,429,083 .........0.100 OM0000002275 ...........SHELL OMAN MARKETING ...........................................50 .................. 100........................2 ........... 2.000...........2.000 ...........2.000 .......... 2.000 .............2.000 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................2.000 .............1.900...................0.000 ................ 190,000,000 .......0.100 OM0000002374............UNITED FINANCE .......................................................63,864 ............... 8,749........................3 ............0.137 ........... 0.137 ...........0.137 ............0.137 ............. 0.137............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.137 ..............0.132...................0.137 ...................42,574,797 .........0.100 OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 628,955 .........339,632..................... 26 ........... 0.536 ...........0.540 ...........0.536........... 0.540 .............0.540 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.540..............0.540...................0.544 ...............1,237,584,202 ......0.100 OM0000003711 ............SOHAR POWER................................................................4,000 ...............1,360........................2 ........... 0.340...........0.340 ...........0.340 .......... 0.340 .............0.340 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.340............. 0.340...................0.342 ..................75,143,400 .........0.100 OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 132,257 .........100,547........................9 ............0.756 ........... 0.772 ...........0.756 ........... 0.760 .............0.760 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.760..............0.760...................0.768.................. 494,717,615 ........0.100 OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER ......................................................2,000 ..................428........................1 ............0.214 ........... 0.214 ...........0.214........... 0.214 .............0.214 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.214..............0.214...................0.220 .................152,882,957........0.100 OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS .................................................... 1,000 ..................490........................1 ........... 0.490 ...........0.490 ...........0.490........... 0.490 .............0.490 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.490..............0.490...................0.500 ..................25,725,000 .........0.100

OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ............................6,500 ...............1,268........................3 ............0.195 ........... 0.195 ...........0.195 ............0.195 .............0.200 ...........-0.005 ........... -2.500 ...............0.195 ..............0.190...................0.195 ...................24,355,102 .........0.100 OM0000002572 ...........OMAN OIL MARKETING ......................................... 30,000 ............ 62,425........................3 ........... 2.080...........2.085 ...........2.080 .......... 2.080 .............2.230 ...........-0.150 ........... -6.726 ...............2.080..............2.010...................2.080 .................127,452,000........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 16,829,128......3,398,921 ..............944 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......34........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET .................................................................................................................................................................................

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 1,271,439 ........ 82,272..................... 48 ........... 0.063 ...........0.066 ...........0.063........... 0.065 .............0.062 ........... 0.003............. 4.839 ................0.065..............0.065...................0.066...................97,500,000.........0.100 OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. .................. 183,000 ..............6,722........................8 ........... 0.036 ........... 0.037 ...........0.036........... 0.037 .............0.036 ............0.001 ............. 2.778 ................0.037..............0.036...................0.037.................... 3,145,000 ..........0.100 OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING.................................... 11,000 .................. 967........................2 ........... 0.087 ...........0.088 ...........0.087........... 0.088 .............0.086 ........... 0.002.............2.326 ................0.088..............0.087...................0.094 ................... 6,618,304 ..........0.100 OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 2,107,340 ......326,406....................181 ............0.153 ........... 0.155 ...........0.153 ............0.155 ............. 0.152............ 0.003............. 1.974 ................0.155 ..............0.154...................0.155 ..................226,703,226 .......0.100 OM0000002580 ...........OMAN EDU. & TRIN. INV. HOLDING.................... 10,774 ............... 1,670........................2 ............0.155 ........... 0.155 ...........0.155 ............0.155 ............. 0.155............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.155 ..............0.150...................0.155 ...................10,850,000 .........0.100 OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK................................................50,960 ...............3,465........................6 ........... 0.068 ...........0.068 ...........0.068........... 0.068 .............0.068 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.068..............0.068...................0.070...................68,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000001723 ............OMAN ORIX LEASING .............................................. 30,000 .............. 4,200........................2 ............0.140 ........... 0.140 ...........0.140........... 0.140 .............0.142 ...........-0.002 ........... -1.408 ...............0.140.............. 0.138...................0.140................... 33,793,766 .........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 3,664,513 ......425,702...................249 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 7........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

BONDS MARKET .................................................................................................................................................................................

OM0000004602 ...........BANK MUSCAT CONV. BONDS 4.5 ..............................836 .....................93........................1 ............0.111 ............0.111 ............ 0.111 ........... 0.108 .............0.108 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................ 0.111 ...............0.111................... 0.115 ...................32,696,904.........0.100 OM0000004867 ...........BANK MUSCAT C C B 4.5 .................................................836 .....................84........................1 ........... 0.100 ........... 0.100 ...........0.100........... 0.100 .............0.100 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.100..............0.100...................0.105...................31,964,268 .........0.100 OM0000005971 ............B.MUSCAT COMPL. CONVR. B.B.3.5 .................... 44,949 ...............4,270........................3 ........... 0.095 ........... 0.095 ...........0.095........... 0.095 .............0.095 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.095..............0.095...................0.100...................30,795,353 .........0.100 .............................................SUM: ....................................................................................46,621 ...............4,447........................5 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 3........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

INDIAN SHARES

CURRENCY

India's rupee rises India’s Sensex has second-biggest gain of 2015 on interest rate outlook to six-week high MUMBAI: India’s benchmark stock index rallied to a six-week high, tracking gains in Asian equities amid speculation disappointing US payrolls data will push the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases to next year.

Tata Motors was the best performer on the S&P BSE Sensex after the company said the sales of its Range Rover and Evoque SUVs in the US jumped 61 per cent last month. Housing Development Finance Corp., the top mortgage lender, rose for the first time in three days. ICICI Bank, the largest private lender, had the steepest climb in five months. Maruti Suzuki India tumbled the most in six weeks after Jefferies cut its rating on the nation’s largest automaker.

The Sensex jumped 2.2 per cent to 26,785.55, the biggest advance since January 15 and the highest close since August 21. Eleven of the 30 stocks on the gauge increased more than three per cent each. The MSCI Asia Pacific In-

RAPT ATTENTION: Sensex jumped 2.2 per cent to 26,785.55, the

biggest advance since January 15 and the highest close since August 21. - Bloomberg file picture

dex jumped 1.4 per cent, tracking Friday’s surge in the US after payrolls climbed less than projected in September, leading traders to shift bets on the first rate increase since 2006 to March next year. Indian markets were closed on Friday for a holiday.

“There’s a global rally as inves-

tors are speculating that the Fed rate hike may not come this year,” P. Phani Sekhar, a fund manager at Karvy Stock Broking, said by phone. “Last week’s rate cut by the RBI is adding to the cheer.”

Phani Sekhar said he’s bullish on software exporters, consumer companies, private lenders and

drugmakers. The Sensex gained 1.4 per cent last week after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday reduced borrowing costs by a more-than-expected 50 basis points. The gauge slumped 5.9 per cent in the three months ended September, its steepest quarterly loss since 2011, and trades at 15.3 times its projected 12-month earnings. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is valued at a multiple of 10.9.

Tata Motors soared 5.8 per cent, narrowing this year’s loss to 36 per cent. Jaguar Land Rover US sales increased to 6,850 units last month, helping offset declining deliveries in China. Housing Development Finance rallied five per cent and ICICI Bank increased 5.2 per cent. Larsen & Toubro, the most valuable engineering firm, gained for a fourth day.

Maruti Suzuki tumbled 3.6 per cent, the most since August 24 and the worst performer on the Sensex. — Bloomberg News

MUMBAI: India’s rupee rallied to a six-week high and sovereign bonds advanced amid speculation demand for emerging-market assets will be sustained after weaker-than-expected United States jobs data reduced odds the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates this year.

A gauge of the dollar’s strength dropped to a two-week low on Friday after US wages stagnated and the hiring figures disappointed economists. Traders see a 32 per cent probability that the Fed will tighten by December, down from 58 per cent a month ago, according to Fed funds futures data compiled by Bloomberg. Higher United States rates will damp the allure of riskier assets.

The rupee rose 0.3 per cent from October 1 to 65.30 a dollar in Mumbai on Monday, prices from local banks compiled by Bloomberg show. It had advanced during the day to 65.20, the strongest level since August 20.

Indian markets were shut on

Friday for a public holiday. The currency has climbed 1.3 per cent in the past five days in its longest winning streak since July as India last week relaxed curbs on foreign ownership of its debt.

Weak US data “The weak US data is leading investors to believe that a hike in interest rates won’t be coming soon,” said Navin Raghuvanshi, a currency trader at DCB Bank in Mumbai.

“That’s boosting the rupee” as a delay in US tightening is positive for local assets, he said.

The yield on Indian government notes due May 2025 dropped five basis points to 7.51 per cent on Monday, according to prices from the Reserve Bank of India’s trading system. That’s the lowest level for benchmark 10-year debt since July 2013.

Foreign holdings of local corporate and government securities rose Rs6.76 billion last week, data from the National Securities Depository show. — Bloomberg News

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MUSCAT: As part of its on-going efforts to promote best services and state-of-the-art products in the banking sector, BankDhofar recently launched a social media competition that focuses on the bank’s Instant Banking Services.

Sami Omar Al Zadjali, head of Marketing and Corporate Communications at BankDhofar, said: “The competition started in September, and we will continue to receive entries through October 11, 2015. This comes within the framework of our comprehensive

strategic campaign to reaffirm our position as a leading bank in the Sultanate and continue to provide the best customer experience, innovative products and creative services that are custom-made to meet the needs and requirements of our customers.”

Elaborating on the competition, Al Zadjali said: “The total value of cash prizes is OMR1,500 and participation is open to the public whether or not they are BankDhofar customers. A list of 15 questions will be released during the period of the competition, and participants with correct answers

will be eligible to enter the final draw; each correct answer is a chance to enter the draw. Participants need to follow BankDhofar official page on Instagram and should abide by the terms and conditions of the competition.

Those who answer any of the 15 questions correctly will enter the draw on each correct answer.”

BankDhofar diverse range of instant banking services includes instant card-less cash transaction through BankDhofar ATMs and Mobile Banking channels, instant money transfer through Mobile Banking, Internet Banking, ATMs and Call Centre, instant mobile top-up (Omantel, Ooredoo and FRiENDi) through Mobile Banking, Internet Banking, ATMs and Call Centre, instant phone bill payment (Omantel and Ooredoo through Mobile Banking and Internet Banking, instant cash deposit through BankDhofar CDMs, instant withdrawal of OMR1,000 for Personal Banking customers and OMR1,500 for Priority Banking customers across all BankD-

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Aspiring to be the best bank in the Gulf, BankDhofar has directed all its efforts and resources towards these objectives. Today it is considered one of the best banks in the region, catering for customers’ needs and requirements, and setting the standards for the best customers experience within the banking industry in the Sultanate through creative solutions and innovation.

BUS ACCIDENT

PSM conducts special supplication session for late Omani student MUSCAT: Pakistan School Muscat (PSM) held a special supplication session at morning assembly with regard to the recent bus accident which resulted in the loss of one Omani student and injuries to a few.

Qari Raheem led the supplication session attended by the senior principal, teachers and students, says a press release.

In his note, Atta ullah Niazi, senior principal, Pakistan School Systems, conveyed the deepest condolences to the parents of the

deceased Omani student. He said that the anguish was gravely felt as Pakistani community withstood the same bereavement in January, 2014.

He advised the students to be vigilant and inform the school as soon as they notice that the driving of the vehicle giving them pick and drop services was reckless and that their safety was being compromised.

The school will take immediate steps to ensure the safety of the students, he added.

E N T E R TA I N M E N T

ISC Tamil Wing to conduct musical event on October 23 MUSCAT: Tamil Wing of the Indian Social Club is organising a mega music programme titled Isaiyodu Isaindhaadu (Dance with the music) featuring the renowned singer Vani Jayaram of the Indian music industry on October 23.

Tamil Wing will be honouring Vani Jayaram with Lifetime Achievement Award during her visit. She will be joined in by other popular personalities including Srinivas, Vel Murugan, Magathi, Satyaprakash, Anita and Ramya who will be anchoring the event; each one a star in their own right, says a press release.

Tamil Wing has been actively organising socio cultural events regularly to cater to its members with remarkable success. It promotes and holds wide variety of events to cater to the varying tastes of its huge membership base. An Academic Excellence Award Function was held in 2009 with former late President of India Dr A. P. J. Abdul

Kalam as the chief guest providing a once in a lifetime opportunity to its members. It has treated its members, particularly the music enthusiasts with a wide range of notable achievers in the music industry ranging from the golden era M. S. Viswanathan, Sri Vairamuthu, S. P. Balasubramaniam to the latest Naresh Iyer and Haricharan.

Vani Jayaram, a child prodigy flowered to adorn the music industry for the last four decades with countless achievements in the music field. She has received training in Carnatic music since her childhood that shaped her personality and the long illustrious career. She learnt Hindustani classical music under the tutelage of Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan. She had given her first live concert in the year 1969 in Mumbai.

National award winner She received her first National Award in 1976 for her songs in

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Tamil Wing will be honouring Vani Jayaram with Lifetime Achievement Award during her visit to the Sultanate the Tamil film Abhoorva Raagangal. Her subsequent National Awards in 1980 and 1992 were for Telugu films Sankarabharanam and Swathi Kiranam for the song Anathineeyara Hara. Various state governments have also honoured her as the Best Play Back singer along the way. Her latest award being for the Malayalam song from the movie 1983.

Singer Srinivas needs no introduction among the music lovers with more than 2,000 songs to his credit. In recognition to his ability he had been awarded the Best Playback Singer Award by the

Tamil Nadu government for his song Minsara Poove in Padayappa.

Apart from being a playback singer in all the South Indian languages, he is also a music composer. He has also independently come out with private albums.

Velmurugan is a South Indian playback singer, who shot to fame with folk songs like Madura in Subramaniapuram and Aadungada in Naadodigal and the recent Otha Sollala in Aadukalam.

He is very famous for his Ghana songs which is one of his strongest points.

Mahathi is a trained Carnatic

musician and has bloomed into a playback singer in many regional languages. She has been awarded the Best Female Playback singer by the Tamil Nadu State for the song Naeraa Varattuma for the movie Nenjathai Killadhe.

Sathyaprakash won the hearts of the public and rose to fame after finishing as a runner up on the talent reality show, Airtel Super Singer. He has since then performed as a playback singer and also released four Carnatic music albums.

Anitha has performed in many stage shows all over the world and has shared the dais with music stalwarts like K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubramaniam, M. S. Viswanathan among others. She debuted as a playback singer in the movie Naanga. She has also acted in TV serials and a few movies, notable one being in the movie Padayappa as Rajinikanth’s daughter.

The music for the evening will be scored by the famous Lakshman

Shruti Music Troupe from Chennai who had conducted more than 7,000 performances all across the globe. The troupe was formed in 1987 with a modest team strength and has gone on to build a reputation, that other troupes could aim for. They hit their fame by becoming the first orchestra to perform 36 hours non-stop as early as 1994.

Comedy Galatta Siricha Pochu team members Jayachandran, Palani Patalam and Vadivel Balaji from Athu Ithu Ethu show in Vijay TV is joining to perform Comedy Galatta.

Star Vijay fame Ramya will anchor the show. She has hosted a lot of television shows including Kalakkapovadhu Yaar?, Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhudeva?, Namma Veetu Kalyanam and Kedi Boys Killadi Girls.

This entire package promises to be an engaging and enthralling quality entertainment programme.

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Bahwan IT receives Microsoft's coveted award

HJB claims Dossier Construction award MUSCAT: Hasan Juma Backer (HJB) Trading & Contracting Co and Tatva Environmental Services having been jointly awarded Dossier Construction Award 2015 for the Best EPC Contractor for design and construction of Municipal Landfills in Barka and Tahwa (Sur).

Barka Landfill has been recognised as a model landfill and would be referred as a landmark in the Oman government’s initiatives for waste management.

Hasan Juma Backer Trading & Contracting is among the few reputed contractors who carry out diverse roles in the field of construction and in turn playing a vital role in the economic growth of Oman, says a press release.

The Dossier having recognised the excellence especially in the field of landfill projects related to waste management systems conferred the award 'Best EPC Contractor' to the consortium of Tatva Environmental Services and Hasan Juma Backer Trading and Contracting Co. at the 2015 Dossier Construction Award & Summit ceremony which concluded recently with a gala function at InterContinental Hotel Muscat,

facilitating industry performers, best practices, technologies and project excellence.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Massan, adviser for Corporate Affairs and Nagesh Vatsyayan, general manager received the award from Yahya bin Said bin Abdullah Al Jabri, chairman, Special Economy Zone Authority at Duqm in presence of Sheikh Salim bin Mustahail Al Mashani, the chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank Muscat.

The award establishes the position of the Hasan Juma Backer in their endeavour for delivering projects which cater to the very basic needs of the people i.e. municipal waste disposal.

Krishnakumar Taori, Group managing director of HJB administers a workforce of over 3,500 employees whose professional skills have left an indelible imprint on the infrastructure scene of the Sultanate, he is in all praise for Oman for having given him the immense opportunity to grow prosperous as well as socially productive in diverse ways, he considers it an excellent place to do business while recommending that decision-making process needs to be expedited.

MUSCAT: Bahwan IT, one of the flagship companies under the Suhail Bahwan Group, has once again won the ‘Microsoft Country Partner of the Year 2015 Award for the Sultanate of Oman.

This is the third time Bahwan IT has won this prestigious award from Microsoft.

Awards were presented in several categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 2,300 entrants from 108 different countries worldwide. Bahwan IT was honoured among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology, says a press release.

M. K. Janakiraman, general manager Bahwan IT, said: “This award directly recognises the great efforts we have been making in providing our customers a unique experience while delivering successful software projects

in an innovative way. I’m very proud of everyone in Bahwan IT’s team that contributed in this achievement.”

Sherif Tawfik, country general manager for Microsoft in Oman and Bahrain, said: “The 2015 Part-

ner of the Year Award honours our top partners that demonstrate excellence in providing solutions and value to our mutual customers.

Bahwan IT was selected based on their commitment to our customers, their solutions’ market impact and exemplary use of Microsoft technologies. We congratulate them on this incredible achievement and look forward to continuing our work with them on technology innovation and business transformation for our mutual customers in Oman.” The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognises Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the past year.

TRAINING AND JOB EXPO

EduTraC Oman to be held from October 12 -14 MUSCAT: EduTraC Oman, training and job expo, will offer an excellent opportunity for freshers and job seekers to explore training and work opportunities all under one roof at the Oman International Exhibition (Seminar Hall) from October 12-14. The expo will be open for visitors from 10am to 1pm and 4:30pm to 9pm.

A perfect event for anyone looking to advance in their chosen field or even start a new career, the expo provides insight on several professional certificate programmes, job interviewing skills, financial aid and more. It will create an exceptional opportunity to meet with HR and training managers in person to explore a huge range of training courses or finding a suitable job. It will also offer support services such as career guidance by renowned organisations who primarily work to bridge the gap between employers and job seek-

ers, says a press release.

Andrew Long, CEO - HSBC Bank Oman, said: “We are delighted to support EduTraC Oman once again this year. HSBC Bank Oman, through its various educational initiatives, remains committed to introducing talented Omanis to rewarding career opportunities in the banking sector. EduTraC Oman provides a great forum through which we can interact with potential future bankers, to share our international experience and learning programmes, and to demonstrate how they can benefit from challenging careers with HSBC Bank Oman. We continue to encourage Omanis into the banking sector through programmes like our graduate management trainee programme and internship placements, which are designed to equip promising graduates with the necessary tools to become industry leaders.”

Derek Moseley, head of Business Development and Marketing at the Bradfield Group, said: “We’ve been established in the Gulf for nearly a decade meaning that we have a comprehensive understanding of the region. We are delighted now to be offering our range of courses in the Omani market. Our experience means that HR professionals can be assured that their careers will greatly benefit from learning with us.”

Nawaf Al Yarubi, managing director of OxygenOm, said: “We work with several national and international public and private sector organisations and the client list includes a host of impressive businesses that benefit from utilising OxygenOm’s professional expertise in sourcing, selecting, recruiting and training high-quality and reliable staff.”

“Bayt.com is really excited to be part of EduTrac Oman, and to interact with students and recruit-

ers alike,” said Suhail Masri, VP of Sales, Bayt.com. “One of Bayt. com’s core values is obsessing about empowering others to lead better lives and we feel that EduTrac Oman 2015 is a great platform for us to do this. As Strategic Career Partner, we hope to guide jobseekers on how to approach employers and recruiters in the right manner.

“Maharat is delighted to participate as the platinum sponsor at EduTraC Oman 2015. This high profile exhibition attracts a broad range of business and government decision makers who seek the right training providers that offer quality training programmes for Omani future and current employees,” said Sir Charles Shaw, CEO Maharat, a specialist training provider.

EduTraC Oman 2015 will feature free interactive career advice forums.

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ROUND-UP Taageer Finance continues to support local charities, NGOs

A’Saffa Foods launches Chapli Chicken Kebabs

Tageer Finance donated a sum as charitable contribution towards the Oman Association for Elderly Friends, Nizwa branch. They also donated 25 basic wheel chairs and 2 Cerebral Pulse chairs to the Oman Association for the Disabled

MUSCAT: As part of its corporate responsibility programme, Taageer Finance Company continues to extend support to local charities and NGOs. This time Tageer Finance donated a sum as charitable contribution towards the Oman Association for Elderly Friends, Nizwa branch. They also donated 25 basic wheel chairs and 2 Cerebral Pulse chairs to the Oman Association for the Disabled, says a press release.

Mohammed Redha, CEO of Taageer Finance Company, handed over the cheque and wheel chairs to both association members.

The donation to the Oman Association for Elderly Friends is to empower and serve the interest of elders in society. The association has a number of services that benefit the elders and their families across the Sultanate of Oman.

They also provide the latest equipments in the area of social skills building and help the elders who are travelling for Umrah.

Taageer Finance is doing a lot of Corporate Social Responsibility activities in the past three years.

“It is the company’s ongoing endeavour to support worthy causes that make a difference to our society and that brings us the satisfac-

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tion of having our share back to society,” said Mohammed Jawad.

“It is important we provide the handicapped community with what they require and need,” he said as he handed over the wheel chairs to the Oman Association for the Disabled.

The Oman Association was developed in April 1995 and for the past 19 years they have strived to enhance the quality of living by educating the disabled. The asso-

ciation also encourages them to be active in various cultural and educational activities and reintroducing them into the society.

Taageer donates quiet intensively to the NGOs. They are aiming to donate a large sum this year.

They had also donated a sum to the Association for the Welfare of the Handicapped Children of Al Seeb, Association for Early Intervention of Children with Special Needs in June and July of this year.

They are now planning to donate more amounts to the Al Noor Association for the Blind, Oman Cancer Association, and Children First Association in the coming months.

So far they have donated to four associations this year. They are donating funds and requirements to the associations.

“Our policy is to donate what the association wants, including payments towards running cost

of the association,” said Rabha Al Suleimany, senior executive, Corporate Communication Department of Taageer Finance.

“We are trying to spread our donation throughout the 12 months of every year,” she added.

The board of directors specifies the charity amount in a year during its annual general meeting in March.

Taageer Finance tries its best to spread the funds to all the associations to fulfil their requirements.

MUSCAT: A’Saffa Foods, the Sultanate’s leading producers of poultry and poultry products, has introduced the all new food product — ‘A’Saffa Chapli Chicken Kebabs — which comes in an appetising and rich Pakistani flavour.

The launch of the new product is a step forward for the A’Saffa brand to become one of the leading brands in Oman and across the region – as it diversifies into new areas – building on the success of its already existing products that use the best quality ingredients that are healthy, tasty and halal. A’Saffa Chapli Chicken Kebabs are a traditional dish from the Pakistani cuisine and are a spicy recipe. It is one of the most popular street food snack or appetiser. The juicy combinations of the Chapli Kebab are tempting and mouthwatering, says a press release.

Sidhartha Lenka, head, Marketing and Sales of A’Saffa Foods, said: “We are proud to announce the launch of this new product. A’Saffa Chapli Chicken Kebabs have been produced using only the best quality ingredients and spices. The kebabs contain flavours that will typically remind our customers of aromatic and authentic Pakistani cuisine.”

Elaborated Sidhartha Lenka, “The A’Saffa Chapli Chicken Kebabs just like all our other products are produced using the finest and healthiest of ingredients and strictly adhere to the halal procedures that A’Saffa is famous for. We are pleased that with the launch of yet another new product we can continue in our endeavour of providing families across the Sultanate with a wide range of food choices that everyone can enjoy.”

A’Saffa’s value-added processed food products are produced at a fully automated state of the art production plant in Muscat.

P R E S E N TAT I O N

ahlibank hosts third Risk Officers Committee meeting

MUSCAT: The nation’s fastest growing bank, ahlibank recently hosted the third meeting of the Risk Officers Committee (ROC) for 2015 at InterContinental Muscat Hotel.

The meeting was attended by representatives from the Central Bank of Oman and Chief Risk Officers of the banks in Oman, says a press release.

The meeting started with a discussion and review of the previ-

ously held meeting minutes and action points. This was followed by insightful presentations from KPMG about the ‘Development of the SME sector in Oman and managing related challenges at Banks’ followed by ‘IFRS 15 – Changes in Revenue Recognition’.

Exchange of knowledge The banking sector in Oman formed the ROC in 2011; wherein Chief Risk Officers of local and

foreign banks operating in the country meet every quarter with a view to facilitate an exchange of knowledge and to debate upon the latest developments in the ever-evolving field of risk management. The committee discusses topical issues relating to risk management supported by insightful presentations delivered by industry experts to advise on current trends and best practices in risk management.

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Meethaq honours medical team of Khoula Hospital

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The Omani medical team was felicitated for performing the world’s first surgery of clipping aneurysm for children through eyebrow keyhole surgery

MUSCAT: Meethaq, the pioneer of Islamic banking in Oman from Bank Muscat, in line with its commitment to support and honour national achievements, felicitated the Omani medical team led by Dr Ali Mahad Al Mashani, senior consultant neurosurgeon and director general of Khoula Hospital, who performed the world’s first surgery of clipping aneurysm for children through eyebrow keyhole surgery.

The rare brain surgery was performed in Khoula Hospital with the assistance of Dr. Rashid Khan, anaesthetist, and Salma Sulaiman Al Haddabi, nurse. In recognition of the unique achievement, the successful surgery was reported in

the American Journal of Medical Case Reports, says a press release.

The honouring ceremony at Bank Muscat head office was attended by AbdulRazak Ali Issa, chief executive, Dr Ali Qaradaghi, chairman of Meethaq Sharia Supervisory Board, senior bank officials and members of Sharia Supervisory Board.

Rare medical achievement Congratulating the medical team for the rare achievement, Sulaiman Al Harthy, group general manager – Islamic Banking, said: “Oman is proud of this rare medical achievement, a world first to be performed in children, which reflect on the competence and high standards of the country’s medical resources and facilities.

The Meethaq gesture as part of Bank Muscat social responsibility initiatives reiterates the commitment to encourage and promote excellence in all fields contribut-

ing to the country’s progress and development.”

Dr Ali Mahad Al Mashani thanked Meethaq for the encouraging gesture and said: “The Sultanate under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has recorded spectacular progress and development during the past 45 years. In the field of healthcare, Oman has made significant advances and we are proud to complement the national achievements with the world’s first surgery of clipping aneurysim for children through eyebrow keyhole surgery.”

As the pioneer of Islamic banking in Oman, Meethaq is well positioned to provide Islamic financial expertise to diverse segments and thereby promote the good of society as a whole.

Meethaq has adopted the best practices in Islamic banking and finance worldwide to combine a robust model which protects

customers and complements the Islamic banking industry. Every Meethaq product goes through the process of Sharia compliance certification by the Sharia Supervisory Board and is created in line with the guidelines of the Central Bank of Oman.

Meethaq stands out for its independent Sharia Supervisory Board, separate capital allocation from shareholders’ money, unique risk management tools, complete fund segregation, separate books of account, core banking system which supports Islamic banking operations, stand-alone Islamic banking branches and proper profit distribution mechanism among investment account holders/depositors. The adoption of AAOIFI (Accounting & Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions) standards distinguishes Meethaq Islamic banking practices in terms of standardisation of products and services.

Full maternity care at Kims Hospital’s gynaecology dept MUSCAT: In line with its mission to provide the best healthcare with total compassion, the gynaecology department at Kims Oman Hospital (KOH) now offers the highest level care to pregnant women.

Recognised by its highly skilled and experienced doctors, Dr Shalaka Prakash Kant, specialist-obstetrics and gynaecology (MBBS, DGO, DFP) and Dr Susan George, specialist, obstetrics and gynaecology (MBBS, DGO), KIMS Oman Hospital offers total care for pregnant women, says a press release.

Furthermore, KIMS Oman hospital provides full gynaecology treatment and care.

The gynaecology department’s doctors are highly specialised in high risk pregnancies, infertil-

ity, prenatal counselling, VBAC (Vaginal birth after caesarean), gynaecological surgeries, deliveries and caesareans as well as antenatal and post natal exercises.

“Preparing the woman to give painless birth is our focus and sharing the miracle of birth is one of the best moments at Kims Oman Hospital,” said Dr Shalaka Kant, Specialist, Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Kims Oman Hospital.

“We are extremely proud of our obstetrics and gynaecology department at Kims Oman Hospital and the special packages we offer to our patients are as part of our commitment to provide the best healthcare at affordable costs in all specialities,” said Dr Hussam Akoum, chief operating officer at KOH.

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Mercedes launches ‘Wheel Alignment Check Campaign’ MUSCAT: Once again setting the standard for road safety in the Sultanate, Zawawi Trading Company (ZTC), exclusive distributor for Mercedes-Benz in Oman, has launched its ‘Wheel Alignment Check Campaign’.

Running from October 4 to November 4, the inspection is available free of charge to drivers of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars as part of their Mercedes-Benz authorised service. The campaign is the latest in a series of initiatives to promote safer driving from the leading automotive brand, says a press release.

“Wheel alignment is a significant

safety consideration as it greatly influences the operation and lifespan of a vehicle’s tyres, as well as handling and steering. It is extremely important that it is checked regularly,” explained Scott Hutton, head of Service at Mercedes-Benz.

“With this in mind, we have developed the Wheel Alignment Check Campaign to ensure the comfort and safety of Mercedes-Benz drivers and passengers and provide an extra level of reassurance and peace of mind for our drivers.”

The Wheel Alignment Check Campaign builds on the fantastic success of the Mercedes-Benz

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Ooredoo inspires innovation in Arab Mobile Challenge MUSCAT: The regional Arab Mobile Challenge (AMC), a competition co-founded by Ooredoo, kicked off in Oman with an ‘Acceleration Day’ for the hopeful entrepreneurs recently. Designed to promote entrepreneurial skills and technical innovation, the AMC gives aspiring app developers and those with innovative concepts, the opportunity to turn their ideas into reality and win big.

The AMC welcomed nearly 700 regional teams from 14 Arab countries in 2014 and this year promises to be even bigger and the competition more fierce. This year, the focus is on developing an app to advance the education, health, entertainment or employability sectors, with the winners receiving $20,000 for the ‘Best Idea’ and ‘Best Start Up’ proposals. The full day workshop was a chance for entrants to get together with leading app developers to explore their proposals in detail and get expert advice on how to succeed, says a press release.

“Ooredoo is all about supporting human growth through technology and innovation and

we want to support the entrepreneurs of Oman; the future SMEs and leaders of the country. We also want to inspire people to dream big and give them the chance to develop something that could be ground-breaking and make a difference to peoples’ lives,” said Greg Young, CEO of Ooredoo. “In previous years, the Arab Mobile Challenge has resulted in some innovative new products and services and we want to actively encourage talented young Omanis to showcase their skills amongst the region’s best – Ooredoo has every confidence that they will represent the Sultanate in style.”

Participants are not required to

have technical skills to take part in the competition and their team can comprise both technical and non-technical participants. All that is needed is an entrepreneurial spirit. Teams can be anything from two to six people, with at least one team member holding a passport from the Middle East and North African region. No funding should have been received to support the development of the app in the ‘Best Idea category. And less than $100,000 should have been invested or received to qualify for the ‘Best Start Up’ category.

Dana Shaddad, project director of Arab Mobile Challenge, commented: “We are extremely

happy, proud and grateful to be able to launch yet another cycle of this competition. This is a testament to the commitment of regional organisations, and their mission to support the growth of young talent. From our perspective the challenge is a window to a number of opportunities such as acceleration, incubation and funding, for aspiring entrepreneurs that may not typically have access to these options or exposure to reach them.”

The AMC is the largest platform of its kind in the region, and has been endorsed by the Groupe Speciale Mobile Association and will have a presence at this year’s Mobile World Congress.

Finalists will be invited to the regional finals in January 2016, with runners up either winning cash prizes or the opportunity to get a fully-paid trip to compete at the Global Mobile Challenge in Barcelona. Interested parties can visit www.arabmobilechallenge. com to register as participants before October 10, for the upcoming selection for the regional finals in the first week of December 2015.

Service Week Checks and has been developed for Mercedes-Benz customers as part of its rigorous prioritisation of safety and continuing commitment to delivering the best customer experience.

Available exclusively at Zawawi Trading Company Muscat and Sohar, the complementary inspections are a complex procedure carried out by highly skilled factory trained Mercedes-Benz technicians, delivering the highest quality of the service in the industry to ensure superior vehicle performance. Service appointments should be booked in advance.

Alignment adjustments identified and resolved will be charged.

Mercedes-Benz engineers have set the gold standard for automotive safety since developing the first car in 1901. The iconic brand has a philosophy of ‘Real Life Safety’ and a declared aim of furthering the cause of road safety as a whole.

Its engineers constantly evolve new protection and assistance systems to achieve the MercedesBenz vision of accident free driving, continuously offering exclusive new breakthroughs to help make an accident less severe, less damaging, or even less likely.

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Zubair SEC launches third round of DSP The Direct Support Programme (DSP) rewards members who prove throughout their work with the centre their commitment towards success and dedication in applying the consultancy and advice provided to them by the Zubair SEC team

MUSCAT: Zubair Small Enterprises Centre (SEC) launched its third round of the Direct Support Programme (DSP) under the auspices of Khalid bin Muhammad Al Zubair, managing director of The Zubair Corporation (TZC), and in the presence of members of TZC executive management and other organisations interested in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector.

The third round of the programme came as a direct result of the outstanding success of the ďŹ rst two rounds which included 18 small businesses in various sectors, says a press release.

A number of speakers participated in the launch ceremony, including Nasra Al Maâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mari, owner of Velvet Touch and a winner of DSP for 2015; Shabib Al Maâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mari, executive director of Injaz Oman, a strategic partner of Zubair SEC; and Yashpal Mehta, managing director of Keynote Services and a volunteer specialised adviser at

Zubair SEC. Zubair SECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Direct Support Programme rewards members who prove throughout their work with the Centre their commitment towards success and dedication in applying the consultancy and advice provided to them by the Zubair SEC team. These membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; projects and businesses should also reďŹ&#x201A;ect proper strategic planning and accurate feasibility studies that reďŹ&#x201A;ect their ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eagerness to apply best business administration measures with the assistance of Zubair SEC. Accordingly, selected members for the Direct Support Programme receive additional direct advisory and consultancy services as well as a ďŹ nancial grant to support their businesses. Although all members of Zubair SEC beneďŹ t from advisory and training services, ďŹ nancial facilitation, and support that the Centre and its network of cooperative partners provide, only a speciďŹ c number of members get selected every year for the Direct Support Programme, as an approach to create positive competitiveness amongst members and to encourage them to work harder and be more committed and dedicated towards achieving their objectives and ambitions.

Addressing the gathering, Khalid bin Muhammad Al Zubair said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since the launch of the idea of establishing Zubair SEC to be a key platform to support small businesses and entrepreneurs, our greatest concern was how to maintain a successful continuation of providing sound services for Omani youth. Having set our objective for sustainable and successful per-

formance we have not only limited our goals to attracting entrepreneurs and granting memberships in Zubair SEC but rather based our vision and mission on excellence and innovative ideas that contribute to the development of small enterprises and present it as a new contribution to the economic development in the Sultanate.â&#x20AC;?

Special winter seat â&#x20AC;&#x153;Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Direct Support Programme is functioning as a complete unit of institutional values that are adopted by The Zubair Corporation in general and Zubair SEC in particular. The programme progresses with every stage and further value is being introduced in every round. During the third round, for example, we have assigned a special winner seat for a social entrepreneur in attempt to further promote the social entrepreneurship concept which is relatively new in the country and which also demonstrates the positive role of businesses in the society. Furthermore, one of The Zubair companies is offering to adopt one of the DSP winners for a whole sale opportunity which will be made available in collaboration with The Zubair Corporation and Zubair SEC,â&#x20AC;? he added.

Khalid Al Zubair also pointed out a crucial aspect in his statement which is the importance of competition among entrepreneurs, saying: â&#x20AC;&#x153;competitiveness has a positive value in supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners, as it sparks the spirit of challenge within themselves and with each other, igniting their desire for persistence to achieve

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success and progress. The programme also plays an integral role with regard to communication with official institutions and authorities supporting entrepreneurship programmes.â&#x20AC;?

The number of beneďŹ ciaries of the Direct Support Programme has reached 18 members during the previous two rounds of the programme. Statistics indicate an increase in the proportion of women entrepreneurs in the second version of the programme compared to the ďŹ rst version, with a ratio of 60 per cent during the second round of 2015.

The work team of the programme have further developed the selection criteria and conditions to be applied, adding a marked progress in the quality of the projects selected for the programme. The criteria covered the social impact aspect of each applying project in an attempt by the Centre to encourage its members to be aware of this impact while designing and running their businesses.

The main terms and conditions for applying to the programme are: Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014; &&Ĺ&#x2014; ' (#-Ĺ&#x2014; , Ĺ&#x2014;1 & )' Ĺ&#x2014;.)Ĺ&#x2014; *ply provided they are above the age of 18 Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014; **&# (.-Ĺ&#x2014;-")/& Ĺ&#x2014;" 0 Ĺ&#x2014; Ĺ&#x2014; & ,Ĺ&#x2014; understanding of the type of business they have Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014; **&# (.-Ĺ&#x2014; ( Ĺ&#x2014; .)Ĺ&#x2014; *, - (.Ĺ&#x2014; Ĺ&#x2014; business plan Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014; **&# (.-Ĺ&#x2014; ( Ĺ&#x2014; .)Ĺ&#x2014; Ĺ&#x2014; ' 'bers at Zubair SEC; none-members are welcome to sign up at the Centre then apply for the Direct Support Programme during the application period The Centre will accept new applications from current and new members to join the programme and during the three months following the launch of the third round, projects and the performance of their owners will be assessed accordingly. The selected new winners will be announced in January 2016 to enjoy the advantages of the Direct Support Programme for the year 2016. The last date to submit applications to enrol in the programme is Thursday, November 5.

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Ooredoo unveils Internet Enterprise Advance service MUSCAT: As part of its commitment to deliver inspiring, convenient and efficient services to customers, Ooredoo recently unveiled Internet Enterprise - Advance, a new add-on to its existing Ooredoo Internet Enterprise (OIE) service.

Ooredoo business customers now have the ďŹ&#x201A;exibility to double Internet bandwidth to match the dynamic needs of their businesses committing to an increased monthly fee. With Internet Enterprise - Advance, users can exceed their allocated bandwidth for a short period of time, making the service perfect for special events where Internet usage is high, says a press release.

For the ďŹ rst time in the Sultanate, Ooredooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new service offers users the ability to exceed their allocated bandwidth and double their Internet speed with 6 bandwidths, ranging from 1 mbps-32 mbps, to choose from.

Internet Enterprise - Advance automatically activates when the demand for Internet is above the set bandwidth of the regular OIE service. Tariffs for the add-on are applied in 3 equal stages over a 30 day calendar month and only applied when the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Advanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; feature is used, providing customers with a permanently synchronous connection over Omanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most advance ďŹ bre network for an additional ďŹ&#x201A;at fee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This new service offers customers the opportunity to exceed their Internet bandwidth for short periods of time without affecting their companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bottom line. For example, if you have a 2Mb service, you will be able to access guaranteed Internet speeds of 4Mb. If you do not exceed your bandwidth you will continue to pay your regular monthly fees for 2Mb. In this way, our latest add-on enables customers to maximise their efďŹ ciency, increase performance, and empower business growth,â&#x20AC;?

Said Al Shanfari, director of Business Marketing at Ooredoo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The service was developed to give our business users greater

This new service offers customers the opportunity to exceed their Internet bandwidth for short periods of time without affecting their companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bottom line Said Al Shanfari

Director of Business Marketing

customisability when experiencing heavy Internet usage on speciďŹ c occasions such as during meetings, conferences, or as a result of an inďŹ&#x201A;ux of clients or guests. Internet Enterprise - Advance offers them a solution that is simple, convenient, and easy to keep track of.â&#x20AC;?

The new service is available for all OIE users and can be included as an add-on for both new and existing customers. To take advantage of the service, customers are required to contact their account managers and indicate the duration they would like to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Advanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

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Bank Muscat Al Jawhar privilege New Hilux comes loaded with beneďŹ ts banking evokes strong response MUSCAT: Bank Muscat Al Jawhar privilege banking, launched as part of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Do Moreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vision and targeted at the core customer segment of the ďŹ&#x201A;agship ďŹ nancial services provider in the Sultanate, has evoked strong response. Providing a distinct banking experience centred on the unique lifestyle of the largest customer segment, Al Jawhar is the ďŹ rst-of-its-kind privilege banking service in Oman.

In the vibrant world of privilege banking, the distinctive identity says it all. Reflecting the elegant lifestyle of clients, Al Jawhar is an affirmation of the preferential treatment designed around their unique lifestyle and banking requirements. Customers with a monthly salary of OMR1,000 and above or savings deposit of OMR10,000 and above can avail Al Jawhar services, says a press release.

Three pillars Al Jawhar value proposition is based on three pillars of commitments to customers - Recognition, Convenience and Experience that form the imprint of premium products and services.

Reflecting the elegant lifestyle of clients, Al Jawhar is an affirmation of the preferential treatment designed around their unique lifestyle and banking requirements. Customers with a monthly salary of OMR1,000 and above or savings deposit of OMR10,000 and above can avail Al Jawhar services The value proposition of recognition places Al Jawhar customers in a league of their own. Notably, Al Jawhar Platinum debit card is the key to a world of exclusive services. With worldwide acceptance, Al Jawhar Platinum debit card has daily cash withdrawal limit of

OMR800 in Oman and OMR250 for foreign transactions outside the GCC. Highly secure, the Platinum debit card features the Chip and PIN technology, ensuring added security for all transactions.

Al Jawhar Platinum credit card offers 1 per cent cash back on all transactions in addition to special offers and discounts at select merchant outlets. Adding value, Al Jawhar credit card beneďŹ ts include airport lounge access and free travel insurance.

Al Jawhar customers maintaining a minimum balance of OMR10,000 in their savings accounts are eligible to participate in exclusive al Mazyona monthly draw offering one prize of OMR10,000, in addition to all other al Mazyona prize draws.

Designed to elevate privilege banking to unparalleled heights, Al Jawhar opens a new world of opportunities as preferential treatment and fast track service in branches make the experience truly rewarding.

With the widest reach in serving customers through a network of 140 branches in the Sultanate, excellence in service is the hallmark of Al Jawhar experience.

MUSCAT: The Hilux is one of Toyotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core products sold in over 180 countries, a major driver of Toyotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s global strategy.

The recently launched Hilux is the ďŹ rst full model change in 10 years - stunning in design and amenities, outside and inside. Its performance and safety are greatly upgraded, with a new frame and suspension and other features that are completely new. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tougher than ever! In the Middle East, of course, the Hilux has led the ďŹ eld for a long time.

Now, the Hilux is available with Festival of Joy beneďŹ ts that include a service package of three years/30,000km (whichever is earlier) covering three services at 10,000km service interval for petrol models based on normal operating conditions and six services at 5,000km service interval for diesel models on 2016 YM and 2015 YM models of 2015 production year. This beneďŹ t is applicable for all purchases except government organisations and ministries. The campaign will end on November 12. Conditions apply. Please visit nearest Toyota showroom for further details, says a press release.

What makes the all-new Hilux unique? In the words of the Assistant Chief Engineer of the All New

Toyota Hilux, Osamu Tomioka, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until now, a vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value was determined by how â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;toughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; it was.

However, in developing Hilux, we wanted to fundamentally rethink what â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;toughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; means. We heard from people that the vehicles are the foundation of their lives, an indispensable tool, space for the family, and so on. By getting to know the roads and the people, we learned that a different kind of â&#x20AC;&#x153;toughâ&#x20AC;? was needed. Under rough road conditions, of course vehicle should be tough. In addition to that, sometimes long hour drives with family also require tough which means keeping it comfortable and safe.â&#x20AC;? Further highlighting what sets the Hilux apart he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing is believing brought us more meaning to toughness.

High fuel efficiency for long fuel

range, good riding comfort for long safe driving, noiseless cabin for communication correctly. To realise the development concept, we performed many ďŹ eld tests on various roads, conditions, environments of all over the world.

The all new Hilux is all about â&#x20AC;&#x153;RedeďŹ ning Toughnessâ&#x20AC;?.â&#x20AC;?

The eighth generation 2016 Hilux is therefore not only a tough vehicle, but an advanced pick-up with stylish cues hitherto found only on SUVs. The front of the new Hilux gives a sense that the vehicle is wider than it is.

In Oman, the nationwide parts and service network of Saud Bahwan Automotive supports Toyotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outstanding product quality. No wonder then that today, Toyota is one of the most trusted and well-known brands.

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OICT sets new record in productivity SOHAR: Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) set a new productivity record during the Eid Al Adha holidays in September with an average vessel operation rate (VOR) of 118 moves per hour (with a total of 1,845 moves) and a gross crane rate (GCR) of 29 moves per hour while servicing the APL Phoenix.

Furthermore, during last month OICT achieved consistency in the vessel operation rate with an average of more than 100 moves per

hour, says a press release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;OICT is strengthening its performance which could not be achieved before the migration in North Oman. And this is only the beginning,â&#x20AC;? said Albert Pang, CEO of OICT. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These records show that we are constantly increasing productivity and elevating our terminal to new heights. In the ďŹ rst quarter of next year we will take delivery of four new remotecontrol super post-Panamax quay cranes, part of expansion plans

that will signiďŹ cantly increase OICTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual handling capacity. The cranes represent a new generation of container handling equipment and will ensure that OICT can efficiently handle growing cargo volumes in the region with speed and accuracy.â&#x20AC;?

Last month OICT already received 25 extra yard tractors. An order of 10 additional Rubber Tired Gantry Cranes (RTGC) is expected to be delivered before the end of 2015.

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Oman finish with 14 medals On the final day of competitions, Qais Al Hasni bagged silver in the -120kg category for juniors and youth, while Idrees Al Ubaidani claimed bronze in +120kg category for juniors and youth ON THE PODIUM: Oman’s Qais Al Hasanii, right, celebrates on the

podium after winning bronze medal in the -120kg competition at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complext. – Times of Oman/JUN ESTRADA

MUSCAT: Qais Al Hasni’s silver and Idrees Al Ubaidani’s bronze helped hosts Oman finish their campaign with a total of 14 medals, including four gold, five silver and five bronze, as the curtains came down on the Asian Bench Press Championships at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Monday.

On the final day of competitions, Qais Al Hasni bagged silver in the -120kg category for juniors and youth. Qais successfully lifted 145 kgs in his third attempt to settle for second place behind Japan’s Kento Hirayama. Idrees Al Ubaidani,

meanwhile, took the bronze in the +120kg competition for the subjuniors with a lift of 60kgs.

The gold went to Iraq’s Ahmed Al Abbas who succeeded in lifting 152.5 kgs while Iran’s Mehdi Saghaei took silver with a 137.5 lift.

On the penultimate day of the championships on Sunday, Fahd Nasser Al Nadabi bagged Oman’s fourth gold while Salim Aulad Thani won a bronze.

Fahd Al Nadabi took gold in the -105kg sub-junior category and Salim Aulad Thani won bronze in the -93kg junior category.

Earlier, Omar Al Zakwani, in the -74kg for youth category, and Alkhatab Aulad Thani, in the junior -74kg category, won gold medals for Oman.

Nabras Aulad Thani won silver in the junior and youth 83kg catergory and Mohammd Aulad Thani won a bronze medal in the same event.

Mazin Al Khusaibi won silver in the -83kg category. Oman’s first gold was won by Yahya Al Kiyumi in the -66kg competion on Friday

when Khalifa Al Jamahi took the bronze in the same category.

Best championships Iran’s Farshid Sultani, chairman of the Asian Powerlifting Federation, congratulated Oman for hosting one of the best championships.

Later in the evening, all the participating athletes and officials were felicitated at a reception organised under the auspices of Minister of Sports Affairs Sheikh Saad bin Mohammed Al Mardouf Al Saadi.

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Hamad urges Oman to show true potential against Syria MUSCAT: After a thrilling seven-goal opening match against arch-rivals United Arab Emirates (UAE), which Oman were unfortunate to lose by a 3-4 margin, Hamad Al Azzani-coached the Sultanate squad are hoping to keep their hopes alive in the inaugural Under-23 West Asia Football Federation (WAFF) Championship with a victory over Syria on Wednesday.

Hamad Al Azzani, speaking after their opening Group C match against the UAE played in Doha on Sunday, was critical of his wards performance while stressing the need to give their all in a do-or-die encounter against Syria.

“The team did not give half their best form in this match. We lost ball possession too often and we couldn’t control the proceedings,” a disappointed Al Azzani said.

“The players were error prone and committed too many unavoidable mistakes,” he added.

“The UAE team on the other hand had nothing to lose. They had earlier lost to Syria and it was a must-win situation for them. And they took advantage of our mistakes and utilised the opportunities that came their way,” he said.

However, the coach thinks there is still hope for the Omanis to make it to the knockout stages.

“We can still qualify from the group. But we have to give our best against Syria. We have to come up with a completely different performance if we have to go all the way

SILVER LINING: Oman’s Idrees Al Ubaidani, left, stands on the podium after winning silver medal in the +120kg competition at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex. – Times of Oman/JUN ESTRADA

We can still qualify.

But we have to give our best against Syria. We have to come up with a completely different performance if we have to go all the way Hamad Al Azzani

Oman U-23 coach

in tournament,” he said.

In Sunday’s match against the UAE, which was played at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in the Qatari capital, Oman made a sensational start and it ended in an equally dramatic fashion.

Oman opened the score just one minute into the match thanks to a fine efffort by Jameel Al Yahmadi.

However, Adel Ibrahim, taking advantage of a defensive blunder by the Omanis, struck in the 16th minute as the UAE brought the score to parity. Soon after Saif

Khalfan headed the ball home to make it 2-1 in favour of the UAE. After resumption both teams presed on the accelarator but the match came alive towards the end leading to a flurry of goals.

Though the Omanis were disappointed with the result, they can take heart from the fact they were able to battle till the end.

Their match against Syria is scheduled to be kicked off at 8.30 pm Oman time. Meanwhile, coach Al Azzani gave a pep talk to his wards urging them to focus on the

next match. Speaking before the team’s practice session on Monday, Al Azzani said: “Forget the UAE match. Just focus on Syria match.”

He stressed the need for the Omanis to play to their true potential and to earn full points against Syria. The top team from each group as well as the best secondplaced team will advance to the semifinals, which will be played on October 10.

The final and the third-place playoff of the tournament will take place on October 14.

New website for Omantel Professional League launched MUSCAT: The Oman Football Association (OFA) has launched a new Omantel Professional League (OPL) website with ‘lots of new features’.

According to a press statement issued by the OFA on Monday, ‘the website has been designed to offer fans a real insight’ into the league and the players.

“Love your OFA site? Then you will love our new the OPL website. It has been designed to offer fans a real insight into their favorite clubs and players as well as keep up to date with all that is going on inside the OPL,” the OFA statement said.

“A new OPL Mobile App will also be launched in the near future – making it even easier to stay in touch with all that is good in the OPL,” it added.

Some of the new features include exclusive sections on individual clubs, a separate section named ‘Match of the Week’ and the OPL Social Wall.

“Each club has its own section, listing all the relevant news and information. Stay up to date with your club by making that club page your home page.

“But some clubs are yet to provide with the needed information

A new Mobile App for the Professional League will also be launched in the near future — making it even easier to stay in touch with all that is good in the game

so we apologise if your favourite club site is not ready yet,” the statement said.

“After every round of the OPL, fans will get to choose their ‘Omantel Match of the Week’ – with the winning game receiving lots of Omantel prizes that will be distributed at the stadium on game day. To access the Game of the Week – visit the Home Page and scroll down to the relevant advert section and then make your selection there.”

The other features will include the OPL Survey, the #OPLFIE (selfie) and the OPL Social Wall.

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Five-star Asif helps Pakistan bag series

SERIES WINNERS: Pakistan’s players celebrate with the series trophy after their victory in the final

game. – AFP SCOREBOARD

The 30-year-old off spinner, in just his second ODI, captured five wickets for 25 runs to help skittle out Zimbabwe for 161 and then contributed 38 runs as an opener

GOOD KNOCK: Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik plays a shot during

the final game of the three-match ODI series against hosts Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. – AFP

HARARE: Bilal Asif took five wickets and made a handy contribution with the bat as Pakistan cruised to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe to complete a 2-1 series win on Monday.

The 30-year-old off spinner, in just his second ODI, captured five wickets for 25 runs to help skittle out Zimbabwe for 161 and then contributed 38 runs as an opener.

The visitors passed the target for only the loss of three wickets with 96 balls to spare, with Asad Shafiq (38) and Shoaib Malik (34) unbeaten at the Harare Sports Club.

Chamu Chibhabha and Richmond Mutumbami set a solid foun-

ZIMBABWE C. Chibhabha c & b Asif 48 R. Mutumbami c S. Ahmed b Irfan 67 B. Chari lbw b Wasim 4 S. Williams c & b Asif 5 E. Chigumbura b Asif 0 S. Raza b Asif 2 T. Mutombodzi b Asif 4 M. Waller c Hafeez b Wasim 8 L. Jongwe not out 16 T. Panyangara lbw b Wasim 0 J. Nyumbu c Rizwan b Malik 4 Extras (w-3) 3 Total (all out, 38.5 overs) 161 Fall of wickets: 1-89, 2-100, 3-111, 4-111, 5-121, 6-127, 7-133, 8-144, 9-144, 10-161 Bowling: M. Irfan 8-0-43-1 (w-1), A. Yamin 6-0-29-0, W. Riaz 6-0-24-0 (w-1), I. Wasim 8-1-36-3 (w-1), B. Asif 10-1-25-5, S. Malik 0.5-0-4-1

dation before Chibhabha spooned an easy catch back to the bowler.

It sparked a quick slide, even though Asif took some time to get into his stride, taking his first wicket in his fifth over but then proceeding to send the home batsmen back.

Mutumbami was the seventh wicket to fall for a career best 67 but by then Zimbabwe were already in dire straits. Left-armer Imad Wasim also grabbed three wickets. Pakistan completed their run chase in 34 overs. - Reuters

PAKISTAN A. Shehzad st Chari b Williams 32 B. Asif c Mutombodzi b Nyumbu 38 M. Hafeez c Chari b Panyangara 13 A. Shafiq not out 38 S. Malik not out 34 Extras (lb-2 w-5) 7 Total (for 3 wickets, 34 overs) 162 Fall of wickets: 1-58, 2-74, 3-104 Did not bat: S. Ahmed, M. Rizwan, I. Wasim, A. Yamin, W. Riaz, M. Irfan Bowling: T. Panyangara 7-0-22-1 (w-2), L. Jongwe 7-0-42-0, S. Williams 10-1-29-1 (w1), J. Nyumbu 4-0-33-1 (w-2), T. Mutombodzi 3-0-21-0, M. Waller 2-0-11-0, S. Raza 1-0-2-0 Umpire: Jeremiah Matibiri and R. Palliyaguruge TV umpire: Russell Tiffin Match referee: David Jukes Result: Pakistan won by 7 wickets

DAY’S STAR: Bilal Asif.

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Waugh forecasts changes MELBOURNE: National selector Mark Waugh has forecast multiple changes to Australia’s Test squad for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand.

The 15-man squad named last month for the tour of Bangladesh was one of the most inexperienced in recent memory, with selectors forced to cover for the retirements of five players during the Ashes as well as the ab-

sence of pacers Mitchell Johnson and Josh Hazlewood (both rested) and David Warner (injured), reported cricket.com.au on Monday.

The uncapped duo of Cameron Bancroft and Andrew Fekete were among 10 players who had played 10 Tests or less in the squad for the two-Test series that was postponed last week due to security concerns. — IANS

COURT ORDER

Supreme Court tells BCCI to take call on Srinivasan NEW DELHI: The Indian Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with BCCI’s view to bar N Srinvasan from taking part in any of its meetings, saying the Board was free to stick to its stand that he suffered from conflict of interest so long as a court of law upsets that opinion.

The apex court, which declined to pass direction on the BCCI’s plea seeking clarification whether Srinivasan was eligible to participate in board meetings in view of the January 22 order declaring him to be suffering from conflict of interest for owning IPL team Chennai Super Kings (CSK), said he was also free to question the correctness of Board’s view in a court of law.

“We do not see any need for any clarification in our judgement of January 22, which is self-expedient and also does not suffer from any ambiguity,” a bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and F M I Kalifulla said, before which Srinivasan also withdrew his application seeking prosecution of BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur for allegedly making false and misleading statements on affidavit about the adjourned August 28 meeting in Kolkata.

Conflict of interest It declined to go into BCCI’s contention that post-judgement restructuring of shareholdings of India Cement Ltd and CSK does not free Srinivasan of charge of conflict of interest.

BCCI’s counsel and senior advocate K K Venugopal had argued that restructuring of shareholdings of India Cement Ltd and transfer of shares of CSK in the newly-formed trust

by Srinavasan on February 23, was a “sham transaction.”

His argument was opposed by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who said BCCI’s view to disqualify Srinivasan from participating in the board meeting was not passed through any resolution and was open to challenge.

However, taking note of the submissions of both sides, the bench said it was not going to deliberate on the development subsequent to its January 22 judgement.

“Having said that, BCCI is free to take a view about the subsequent development and free to stick to it so long as as a competent court of jurisdiction arrives at a decision to upset its view,” the bench said, adding that “Srinivasan shall also be free to question the correctness of the view in court.”

Lodha report The bench, which said it was waiting for the committee headed by former Chief Justice of India R M Lodha to complete its work and submit its report on possible reform in BCCI, also refused to refer the issue of Srinivasan’s alleged conflict of interest to the panel.

At the outset, the bench was furious that BCCI had moved the apex court for clarification on the development that arose after the judgement in which the petition was disposed of.

“Why did you come to this court for this type of clarification?

“We are not continously monitoring the developments in BCCI,” the bench said, adding that BCCI was entitled to take a view on the development that has taken place after the delivery of its verdict.

“If they (Srinivasan) have a problem they will take a remedy. Your (BCCI) stand that srinivasan still continues to suffer from disqualification due to conflict of interest is your view.

Why do you want clarification?

“You are free to stick to your stand. If srinivasan has problem, let him approach court...both of you are free to fight it out.

Everytime you will come to this court if he will do something. Today he has one arrangement, tomorrow he will have another,” the bench said and asked BCCI to withdraw its application which was agreed to by its counsel. - PTI

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Proteas script perfect series win SCOREBOARD

South Africa overhauled the 93-run target with 17-balls to spare and also unruly crowd behaviour to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series

CUTTACK: South Africa on Monday clinched the Twenty20 series with a comfortable six-wicket win over a lacklustre India in the second match, which was marred by shameful and unruly crowd behaviour here.

The visitors overhauled the 93run target with 17-balls to spare to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Put into bat, the hosts faltered against a disciplined South African attack to be bowled out for a paltry 92 in 17.2 overs and the crowd, unable to digest the pathetic batting display, started throwing water bottles onto the ground. This was India’s second lowest T20 score after their 74 against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in February 2008.

The spectators at the Barabati Stadium continued to throw bottles during the South African chase but could only delay the inevitable as Proteas cruised to victory.

It was a disgraceful behaviour

CELEBRATION: Chief wrecker Imran Tahir, fourth from left, is greeted by teammates during the second Twenty20 in Cuttack. – AFP

being trapped LBW off Morris, while Virat Kohli (1) and Rohit soon ran themselves out.

Leg-spinner Tahir also swung into action by scalping Suresh Raina for 22 as the Men in Blue looked down the barrel at 67 for five.

Morkel, who was drafted into the XI in place of Marchant de Lange, took care of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (5) and Axar Patel (9) as Tahir and Morris kept up the good work.

The Faf du Plessis-led side also lost early wickets as off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (3-24) tried his best to defend a low score, but the visitors made it look simple in the end.

After the fall of Hashim Amla

by the crowd, who did not respond to repeated requests on the public system to keep calm putting a question mark on future cricket matches in the city. The behaviour also tarnished India’s image at the cricket venue.

For South Africa it was the bowlers who made the difference, with Albie Morkel (3-12) picking up three and Imran Tahir (2-24) and Chris Morris (2-16) sharing two wickets apiece.

After a brisk start provided by openers Shikhar Dhawan (11) and Rohit Sharma (22), the Indian batting lost the plot post some fine bowling and indecisive running by the batsmen.

Dhawan was the first to go after

(2), Faf (16) and AB de Villers (19), Jean-Paul Duminy (30 not out) and Farhaan Behardien (11) made sure that Proteas stay comfortable in the chase.

In the end David Miller (10 not out) stayed on with Duminy to get the win.

Crowd trouble Chasing a low score, South Africa were 64 for three in 11 overs when during the drinks break the trouble began again as the spectators for the second time started hurling water bottles onto the field, interrupting the proceedings for 19 minutes.

This time, the bottles were thrown more vigorously, and from

IN CUSTODY

Bangladesh cricketer Shahadat surrenders in maid torture case DHAKA: Bangladesh’s international cricketer Shahadat Hossain, who was absconding for about a month after being accused of torturing his 11-year-old maid, on Monday surrendered before a court here which remanded him in judicial custody, a day after his wife was arrested in the case.

Hossain, who has played 38 Tests and 51 One-day Internationals for Bangladesh, went into hiding more than three weeks ago after police sought the cricketer and his wife’s arrest for allegedly torturing the girl employed as a maid in their house.

Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammed Yusuf Hossain rejected Hossain’s bail petition after he surrendered and remanded him in judicial custody pending further hearings, local media reported.

Hossain’s lawyer had pleaded before the court that the pacer was a national hero and should be released on bail as his country needed him on the Bangladesh side.

Hossain’s wife Nritto Shahadat, who is also an accused in the case, was arrested on Sunday from her parents’ house here. She was produced before a court, where the police sought remand to question her,

REMANDED: Bangladeshi security personnel escort fugitive cricketer Shahadat Hossain, centre,

after he surrendered in Dhaka.

– AFP

but the court rejected the plea and remanded her in judicial custody.

The cricketer was suspended from all forms of the game by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on September 13 after a case was registered against him under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. Hossain had filed a police complaint on September

6 claiming his housemaid had gone missing. But hours later, the 11-year-old girl was found crying in a street in the capital. When she was taken to a local police station, she accused the cricketer and his wife of regular torture.

Police have said that one of her hands had been burnt with a hot cooking paddle, while other injury

marks were also found on her body.

Hossain last played for Bangladesh in May against Pakistan. He went off the field on the first day of first Test with a leg injury.

The BCB had said that the reports of torturing a minor was “utterly embarrassing” and banned the pacer from all forms of cricket until the charges were settled. - PTI

AT H L E T I C S

IAAF will do everything to protect clean athletes: Coe NEW DELHI: Athletics has been at the forefront in the fight against doping and its world governing body will do everything to protect the clean athletes, president Sebastian Coe said on Monday.

The twice Olympic 1,500 metres champion was elected in August to head the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) which has been accused of going soft on doping after thousands of blood test data were leaked to media.

Coe said athletics has been “at the vanguard” in the fight against doping and promised to rid the sport of the menace.

“It’s not uniquely a track and field problem,” Coe told reporters after meeting with the south Asian athletics officials in the Indian capital.

“Every sport in the world has global issues. We have them but we also resolve them.

“It is our responsibility to make sure that our systems are clear

Every sport in the world has global issues.

We have them but we also resolve them Sebastian Coe

IAAF president

and concise and the protocols are uniform across the globe,” he said.

“We must encourage the clean athletes to believe that we are always going to be in their corner.

The reason that you have testing systems is actually to protect the

clean athletes. It’s not just simply to remove those who cheat,” he said.

The Briton said IAAF tested 19,000 athletes since 2003-04, more than any other sport, and felt there was a perception issue. “(Sprinter) Usain Bolt is the

most tested athlete, male or female, in any sport on the planet.

Reality and perception often get badly tangled,” he said.

“We take this very very seriously and we need to make sure that the public believe what they watch in a stadium is legitimate.”

Coe hailed six-times Olympic champion Bolt but said athletics would not collapse when the charismatic Jamaican hangs up his spikes, most likely after the 2017 world championships.

“Not since Muhammad Ali do I think any competitor in any sport has captured the imagination in the way Usain Bolt has. We’ve been very fortunate,” said Coe. “(But) our sport will not come to an end when Usain Bolt retires.

“Every record that Usain Bolt set as a youngster in school has now been broken by Jamaican athletes which tells you there is in the pipeline a great deal of talent coming through the Jamaican track and field system.” - Reuters

four galleries in the entire left side of the dressing room as volunteers were pressed into action to clear the area. Finally, the play resumed after repeated pleas from the Odisha Cricket Association over the loudspeaker as South Africa returned to complete the formality.

After just two overs, players and umpires went back into the pavilion with the visitors placed comfortably at 70 for three in 13 overs, ahead by 15 runs as per Duckworth-Lewis calculation.

As the play remained stopped, police officials were pressed into action to vacate the troubled galleries, especially the upper tiers from where most of the bottles kept flying in. This time it took 24

INDIA Rohit Sharma run out 22 S. Dhawan lbw Morris 11 Virat Kohli run out 1 S. Raina c Amla b Imran Tahir 22 Ambati Rayudu b Rabada 0 MS Dhoni c de Villiers b Morkel 5 Axar Patel c du Plessis b Morkel 9 Harbhajan b Imran Tahir 0 R. Ashwin b Morris 11 Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Morkel 0 Mohit Sharma not out 0 Extras (lb-1, w-9, nb-1) 11 Total (all out; 17.2 overs) 92 Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-30, 3-43, 4-45, 5-67, 6-69, 7-69, 8-85, 9-85.

Bowling: Kyle Abbott 3-0-21-0; Imran Tahir 4-0-24-2; Kagiso Rabada 4-0-18-1; Chris Morris 2.2-0-16-2; Albie Morkel 4-0-12-3.

SOUTH AFRICA AB de Villiers b Ashwin 19 H. Amla c R. Sharma b Ashwin 2 F. du Plessis c M. Sharma b Ashwin 16 JP Duminy (not out) 30 F. Behardien lbw b Patel 11 DA Miller (not out) 10 Extras (lb-3, w-5) 8 Total (4 wkts; 17.1 overs) 96 Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-38, 3-49, 4-76.

Bowling: B. Kumar 2-0-13-0 (w-1); R. Ashwin 4-0-24-3; Harbhajan Singh 4-020-0 (w-2); M. Sharma 1-0-7-0; S. Raina 3.1-0-12-0; A. Patel 3-0-17-1.

minutes for the play to resume as Duminy and Miller took South Africa home in 17.1 overs in front of empty galleries.

It brought to mind the memories of Eden Gardens in the Asian Test Championship, 1999 when Pakistan won the match in front of empty galleries.

But tomorrow is another day and India would be playing for pride in the final match on October 8 in Kolkata. — PTI

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SPORTS Azzan delighted to be back in action with Hong Kong event Azzan, returning to competitive golf for the first time since undergoing a knee surgery, was disappointed with his performance in Hong Kong but delighted to return to action

MUSCAT: “I am not disappointed, rather I got to test myself whether I am competition ready after a long break!” says Oman’s top golfer and national champion Azzan Al Rumhy after his not-so-successful outing at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Championship (APAGC) at the iconic Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club in Hong Kong.

Azzan, who didn’t make the cut despite a spirited effort in tough weather conditions, returned to Muscat after his first competitive ISL

FC Pune City outclass Mumbai 3-1 PUNE: Striker Tuncay Sanli scored a brilliant brace as FC Pune City defeated arch-rivals Mumbai City FC 3-1 in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Balewadi Stadium here on Monday.

Sanli opened the scoring for the hosts in the 12th minute before the visitor’s Frederic Piquionne levelled proceedings in the 34th minute.

Sanli got his second after the break in the 56th minute which was followed by a third for the hosts courtesy Israil Gurung in 68th minute.

Pune’s English coach David Platt used his experience to good effect as he fielded a 4-5-1 formation without some of his Indian players who are away on national duty.

On the other hand, Mumbai’s marquee player-cum-manager Nicolas Anelka opted to bench himself and fielded Pratesh Shirodkar and Aguilera as the two playmakers with Andre Moritz, Sony Norde and Piquionne leading the attack.

With this win, Pune registered their second straight Maharashtra derby win.

Pune will next face NorthEast United FC on October 9 at home, while Mumbai will take on Kerala Blasters FC in Kochi on October 10. - IANS

HAPPY TO BE BACK: Oman’s Azzan Al Rumhy, right, poses for a photo at Clearwater Bay Golf and Coun-

try Club in Hong Kong. – Supplied photo

tournament after long injury layoff due to a knee problem and subsequent surgery last summer.

The top Omani golfer scored 18 over par in his two rounds of play over two days, scoring back-to-

back 79s and aggregating 158.

“I started pretty well. But I messed up in the last hole of the opening day where I had a 9 on the par 5 and finished with 79. Had I finished with a 5 on that last hole

instead of 9, I could have finished with a 75,” he said.

Azzan, along with other top-rated amateur golfers from nearly 40 countries, had to face two hours of thunderstorm and gusty wind con-

ditions which suspended play twice on the first day of the competition that was held from October 1 to 4.

Azzan, Oman’s lone representative at the event, said: “It was stormy and I had to face some really strong winds, which I am not so used to on the golf course. It was difficult to continue with the game. The thunderstorm affected the day’s play and the action was suspended several times during the day.”

However, Azaan was upbeat, having returned to competitive action, and wanted to gain some valuable experience in Hong Kong while playing with some of the top amateur golfers from around the world.

“I knew I was not ready for the tournament. I could not practice properly in the build-up to the tournament as I was recovering from surgery. But it was nice to be back in a competitive tournament,” he said.

Jin Cheng from China emerged champion on the final day with a score of 199 after three rounds of play while the Australian duo of Ryan Ruffels and Davis Cameron shared the same score of 200 and finished with second and third positions, respectively.

Jin Cheng gets invitation to play in next year’s Augusta Masters in the USA.

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Sachin expected to pep up Blasters KOCHI: For Kochi Blasters, the campaign in the second edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) starts on Tuesday when they take on North East United FC (NEFC), with the presence of cricket icon and co-owner Sachin Tendulkar in the stands expected to give the players and home fans some much needed adrenalin.

The weather has played truant in recent days with rains at regular intervals, and with thunderstorms forecast for Tuesday a free flowing match is most unlikely.

However, unlike other ISL teams, Kerala Blasters had their entire pre-season build-up in their home state and have been well acclimatised to the vagaries of the weather.

This could be an advantage for them. The 26-member squad is coached by Englishman Peter Taylor, who has had outings at the highest level, first as a player and then as a popular coach.

However, the team will miss its marquee player Spaniard Carlos Marchena, a 2010 World Cup winner as he was forced to return home with an injury suffered during practice.

Compared to the inaugural season, the present Kerala Blasters team looks weak on paper.

Last season, after losing their opening fixture to the very same side that they play on Tuesday, the team came back strongly surprising one and all.

AUGUST PRESENCE: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and

actor Rajinikanth during the opening ceremony of ISL2015 in Chennai on Saturday. – PTI

They edged out strong favourites Chennaiyin FC 4-3 on aggregate in the two-legged semifinals before losing the final to Atletico de Kolkata by a whisker.

Last season, their main lacunae appeared to be the lack of a finish-

er and this time under Taylor, the team appears confident that it is not banking on one or two players but would be performing as a unit.

Among the young talent which the Blasters are hoping will do the trick are full back Sandesh Jhin-

gan, who was named as the emerging player of the first edition, Peter Ramage (England), Bruno Perone (Brazil) and goalkeeper Stephen Bywater, and national players like Cavin Lobo and Peter Carvalho.

For NEFC, who finished last in the first edition, pride is at stake, as their fans want them to do better, and NEFC feel this time that things will be different.

The team and its owners expect their new manager Cesar Farias to repeat some of the success of his distinguished career with the Guwahati-based outifit.

The 42-year-old is the only manager to have ever taken the Venezuelan national team to the semi-finals of the Copa America when they finished fourth in 2011.

Coming to their squad, they seem to have a healthy mix of youth and experience. They have a talented marquee player in former Barcelona winger Simao Sabrosa.

They also have quite a few talented foreigners from the African continent including players from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and Zambia. But with close to 50,000 home fans cheering their team, the presence of Sachin Tendulkar is certain to give a torrid time to the NEFC and the weather is also going to be a key factor.

With the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium claiming to have an excellent drainage system, the organisers hope the ground would not be slippery. - IANS

RUGBY WORLD CUP

Australia’s Hooper cited for shoulder charge LONDON: Australia loose forward Michael Hooper was cited on Monday for charging into a ruck shoulder first during the 33-13 Rugby World Cup victory over England at the weekend.

The flanker was penalised for the incident, which took place just before halftime in Saturday’s Twickenham clash, but escaped further sanction from referee Romain Poite.

If found guilty of the offence of “charging into a ruck or maul without use of the arms or grasping the player”, Hooper could miss Australia’s Pool A decider against Wales on Saturday.

That would be a blow to the Wallabies, who have used Hooper and his fellow openside flanker David Pocock to great effect in victories over New Zealand, Fiji and England this season.

Big hits Saturday’s match back at Twickenham will decide which of the countries tops the pool, with the losers likely to face twice world champions South Africa in the quarterfinals.

Last weekend’s showdown with the hosts, which resulted in England exiting a World Cup at the pool stage for the first time, featured some big hits from both teams.

England flyhalf Owen Farrell was shown a yellow card nine minutes from time for a dangerous tackle on Matt Giteau but Poite decided only to issue a warning to centre Sam Burgess for a neck-high tackle on Hooper in the same passage of play.

Rugby league convert Burgess was further sanctioned on Monday when he received a “citing commissioners warning” for the dangerous tackle. - Reuters SLUMP

England drop to eight in rankings LONDON: England’s early exit from the Rugby World Cup has dropped the tournament hosts down to eighth in the world rankings, equalling their lowest-ever position.

Stuart Lancaster’s team became the first previous winners to go out in the pool stage after a 33-13 defeat by Australia at Twickenham on Saturday left them unable to reach the knockout stage.

When the tournament kicked off on September 18, Australia were at two, England four and Wales five.

England were last ranked as low as eighth in March 2009 when, under World Cup winning-captain Martin Johnson’s tenure, they lost five Tests in four months. - Reuters

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Fiji intend to finish with a flourish LONDON: Fiji want to finish with a flourish and return home with a victory that their spirited performances in defeat against the Pool A big guns have merited, coach John McKee said.

Having faced England, Australia and Wales, the Pacific Islanders bow out of the Rugby World Cup against Uruguay in Milton Keynes on Tuesday, knowing that things might have turned out differently had the Flying Fijians not been drawn in the toughest pool.

“It’s just the luck of the draw, isn’t it?,” McKee said. “Looking at the teams we came up against and looking at the others pools, hypothetically we may have had a pathway to the quarter-finals, or at least an easier pathway.”

Fiji caused England more than a few nervous moments in the second half of the tournament’s opening game and the final 35-11 scoreline might have been much tighter but for missed kicks.

Perhaps jaded, they lined up against the Wallabies five days later and battled hard in a 28-13 defeat in which flyhalf Ben Volavola scored a fine try. Defeat against injury-hit Wales was one that per-

haps got away for Fiji, who dominated the scrums in an epic battle in Cardiff, scored one of the tries of the tournament through Niki Goneva but still lost 23-13.

“I am really pleased with the way we have played in terms of the effort the players have put into the three games. It is a credit to everyone involved, albeit frustrating that we haven’t got a result in at least one of those matches,” McKee said.

“We came here with high ambitions and wanted to get one or two scalps in the first three games.

But that doesn’t take away from this last game on Tuesday against Uruguay. They are a very tricky opponent and we will need to be at our best to beat them.”

One sour note for Fiji came with prop Manasa Saulo’s 10week ban on Sunday for stamping on Wales lock Luke Charteris.

Uruguay’s predominantly amateur team, beaten 54-9 by Wales and 65-3 by Australia, got a glimpse of what to expect from the unpredictable Pacific Islanders when they lost 42-22 to a Fijian XV in a non-capped international in Montevideo in June.

“They don’t have a game plan, it is a disorderly team. Playing against a disorderly team often means that you end up disorderly too,” Uruguay back-row forward Agustin Alonso said.

Fiji: 1-Campese Ma’afu, 2-Sunia Koto, 3-Leroy Atalifo, 4-Apisalome Ratuniyarawa, 5-Leone Nakarawa, 6-Dominiko Waqaniburotu, 7-Akapusi Qera (captain), 8-Sakiusa Matadigo; 9-Nemia Kenatale, 10-Ben Volavola, 11-Nemani Nadolo, 12-Lepani Botia, 13-Vereniki Goneva, 14-Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 15-Kini Murimurivalu; Replacements: 16-Wiliame Veikoso, 17-Peni Ravai, 18-Taniela Koroi, 19-Tevita Cavubati, 20-Netani Talei, 21-Henry Seniloli, 22-Josh Matavesi, 23-Timoci Nagusa Uruguay: 1-Alejo Corral, 2-Carlos Arboleya, 3-Mario Sagario, 4-Santiago Vilaseca (captain), 5-Jorge Zerbino, 6-Juan Manuel Gaminara, 7-Matias Beer, 8-Alejandro Nieto; 9-Agustin Ormaechea, 10-Alejo Duran, 11-Rodrigo Silva, 12-Andres Vilaseca, 13-Joaquin Prada, 14-Santiago Gibernau, 15-Gaston Mieres; Replacements: 16-German Kessler, 17-Oscar Duran, 18-Mateo Sanguinetti, 19-Mathias Palomeque, 20-Franco Lamanna, 21-Juan De Freitas, 22-Jeronimo Etcheverry, 23-Francisco Bulanti. - Reuters

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The Wave, Muscat and Oman Air in one-two finish at Istanbul Act The Wave, Muscat moved closer to the overall title with their fourth consecutive victory and Oman Air pulled off their best result of year to finish second

MUSCAT: The Wave, Muscat notched up their fourth consecutive victory at the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series in Istanbul to take them a step closer to the overall title but were denied an historic win margin by Oman Air, their Oman Sail teammates, who pulled off their best result of the year in finishing second.

In fact, Stevie Morrison’s Oman Air crew were on a roll for the fourth day of racing on the Bosphorus Strait, finishing on the podium in five of the eight races to bring their total for the 31 race event to 18.

But they saved their best for last with a remarkable double points win in the final race following a close and tense battle to the line with Leigh McMillan’s The Wave, Muscat.

Victory handed them a second place overall and also narrowed the gap between them and their Omani rivals to 34 points, which was one short of the Extreme Sailing Series record in recent times, though McMillan was overjoyed to have achieved the ‘quadruple’ for the second time.

“It feels fantastic to have won

BEST RESULT: Members of The Wave, Muscat and Oman Air celebrate with Omani flag after clinching the first and second places respectively at the the Extreme Sailing Series Act 7 in Istanbul. – Supplied photo

four Extreme Acts in a row – we last did it in 2013 then went on to win the Extreme Sailing Series championship so it would be great if we could do that again,” said McMillan, who with his crew Pete Greenhalgh, Nasser Al Mashari, Sarah Ayton and Ed Smyth, was presented with the Land Rover ‘Above and Beyond’ award for making it ‘four in a row’.

Of the 31 races completed in Istanbul, The Wave, Muscat finished on the podium 25 times, despite

breaking a jib halyard in the penultimate race. Their dazzling scorecard included 11 outright wins leaving little doubt as to their 2015 title ambitions.

Breezy conditions “We have really enjoyed racing in Istanbul and it seems the more we enjoy it, the better we do so we are looking forward to Sydney where we will aim to make it five in a row though only need to finish in the top five to win the 2015 title,” he said.

Both Oman Sail crews were thrilled with their Istanbul performances and already looking ahead to Sydney, the final Act of the year, where similar breezy conditions could see resumption in their onwater battles.

“We are really excited about Sydney because there were a lot of plus points to have come out of Istanbul since we feel we are managing the boat better and achieving greater consistency,” said Oman Air skipper Morrison.

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“If there is a good breeze down there, we might even give Leigh and the guys a run for their money!”

The Wave, Muscat bowman Nasser Al Mashari who is also a regular on Oman Sail’s GC32 Sultanate of Oman, admitted to bursting with pride at Oman Sail’s success over the weekend with a first and second in the Extreme Sailing Series Istanbul and overall victory in the 2015 Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour that concluded in Marseille on Sunday.

“We are very happy to have won here in Istanbul but also really excited to have seen Oman Air on the podium for the first time,” he said.

“On top of the Sultanate of Oman’s win in Marseille, these results are great news for Oman and make us all very proud. We will go to Australia knowing that both The Wave, Muscat and Oman Air are on top form.”

The final Act of the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series starts in Sydney on December 10.

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Sameer powers ISAS to win over ISG Jarnail and Bishen MUSCAT: Opening batsman Mohammed Sameer blitzed a quick fire 118 to help the Indian School Al Seeb (ISAS) to a 78-run win over Indian School Al Ghubra (ISG) in Oman Cricket Under-13 match at Al Amerat Municipality Ground III during the morning session on Saturday.

Skillfully supported by steady innings from Sonu Kumar and Mohammed Sahil (63 and 62 not out respectively), ISAS posted an intimidating total of 251 for two in their allotted 20 overs.

In reply, ISG began strongly through their opener Sanin Fahad, who made a brisk 90 of just 71 balls. However, due to tight bowling from Mohammed Sahil (two for 24 off four overs), the rest of the ISG batting line up faded and could not muster up any momentum in the chase, hence petered out to 181 for two from their 20 overs.

Brief scores: ISAS 251 for 2 in 20 overs (Mohammed Sameer 118 (Sonu Kumar 63, Mohammed Sahil 62 n.o) bt ISG 181 for 2 in 20 overs (Sanin Fahid 90). Points: ISAS - 2, ISG - 0.

ISM B down MCCC A In another under-13 match, the Indian School Muscat B (ISM B) defeated Muscat Cricket Coaching Centre A (MCCC A) by six wickets at the same venue during the afternoon session.

Batting first, MCCC A posted a meager 115 for seven from their 20 overs. Zayed Ali Khan top scored with 43 off 51 balls. Vraj Asher took three wickets.

In reply, BSM were bowled out for 293. Mahbub Hasan and Ariful Islam scored 53 and 72 respectively.

Brief scores: ISWK 298 for 1 (Mayukh Misra 100, Ivan Manjila 119 n.o) bt BSM 293 (Mahbub Hasan 53, Ariful Islam 72).

CENTURIONS: Mayukh Misra, right, and Ivan Manjila

In reply, ISM B reached the target in just 14.2 overs losing four wickets. Inderaneel Singh and Pariket Mistry scored 37 and 38 not out respectively.

Brief scores: MCCC A 115 for 7 in 20 overs (Zayed Ali Khan 43) lost to ISM B 116 for 4 in 14.2 overs (Inderaneel Singh 37, Pariket Mistry 38 n.o).

Points: ISM B - 2, MCCC A - 0.

ISWK edge BSM in thriller In the Khimji Ramdas-sponsored Under-19 tournament, Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir (ISWK) defeated Bangladesh School Muscat (BSM) by five runs after a thrilling encounter at Al Amerat Municipality Ground I. Batting first after winning the toss, ISWK were given a rousing start by openers Mayukh Misra and Ivan Manjila, who scored 100 and 119 not out respectively. The team ended their innings at 298 for one.

ISM A beat BSM Indian School Muscat A (ISM A) eased to a 97-run win over Bangladesh School Muscat (BSM) in an under-13 match at Al Amerat Municipality Ground IV. Batting first, ISM A posted 219 for three in 18 overs with Arpit Anil scoring 98 not out off 53 balls and Azam Ali making a 27-ball 45.

In reply, BSM’s innings never really got going as they were stifled by accurate bowling from ISM’s bowlers. Iftiak Hossain Nabir put up some resistance scoring 55 runs. However, his effort went in vain as Shybin Binoj and Bharat Srinivas, who took two wickets each, restricted the BSM to 122 runs in 18 overs.

Brief scores: ISM A 219 for 3 (Arpit Anil 98 n.o., Azam Ali 45) bt BSM 122 for 6 (Iftiak Hossain Nabir 55). Points: ISM A - 2, BSM - 0

ISAS pip ISG Indian School Al Seeb (ISAS) edged Indian School Al Ghubra (ISG) in an under-13 match at Al Amerat Municipality Ground II. Batting first, ISAS posted a competitive total of 169 in 24.3 overs.

Fardeen Chohan top scored with 53 runs. For ISG, Mohammed Salman and Santosh Narayan claimed

four wickests each. In reply, ISG started briskly with Mohammed Salman and Harith Raghuram scoring 58 and 55 respectively.

They soon lost their way once the two set batsmen fell and finished just shy of the target at 161 for eight in 25 overs. Mohammed Irbas with figures of four for 12 in four overs was the pick of the ISAS bowlers.

Brief scores: ISAS 169 in 24.3 overs (Mohammed Salman 58, Harith Raghuram 55) bt ISG 161 for 8 in 25 overs (Fardeen Chohan 53). Points: ISAS: 2, ISG: 0

Jayadhanya lifts ISWK Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir (ISWK) beat Pakistan School Muscat (PSM) by 38 runs in the Al Turki Enterprises-sponsored Girls U-19 Tournament opener.

Batting first after winning the toss, ISWK scored 194 for three in 20 overs with a big chunk of those coming in the form of 75 extras conceded by PSM bowlers. Jayadhanya scored with 53 not out.

In reply, PSM scored 156 for two in their allotted overs and were unable to increase their scoring rate due to tight bowling from ISWK’s bowlers.

Akshada Gunasekar was the pick of the bowlers with figures of one for 15 in four overs. Hina Javed made 56 not out but unfortunately it was enough to draw them over the line in this opening fixture.

Brief scores: ISWK 194 for 3 in 20 overs (Jayadhanya 53 n.o) bt PSM 156 fo 2 in 20 overs (Hina Javed 56 n.o).

Points: ISWK - 2, PSM - 0.

storm into men’s A doubles semifinals

MUSCAT: The duo of Jarnail Singh and Bishen Singh Bhalla stormed into the semifinals of the men’s A doubles event at the National Bank of Oman-sponsored Annual Badminton Tournament organised by the Indian Social Club (ISC) Muscat with a thrilling victory over the fourth seeded pair of Shibu John and Jahi in the quarterfinals.

Dubbed as the noisy duo, Jarnail and Bishen resurrected their act after being in the doldrums having lost the first game and trailing in the second.

Jarnail and Bishen came into the quarters after a confident 2116, 21-17 second round victory over Shaiju and Sibi but their progress faced a major hurdle as the fourth seeded duo of Shibu John and Jahi thumped winner after winner to win the first game and took a sizeable lead in the second.

Jarnail and Bished pulled up their socks and fought back brilliantly to win the second.

The two sides exchanged the lead in the decider before Jarnail and Bishen converted the last few points to win a place in the last four with final scores of 16-21, 22-20, 21-18.

Percy Pereira and PT Francis, the top seeded team in the ISC men’s doubles advanced with a comfortable 21-7, 21-7 victory

Jarnail and Bishen resurrected their act after being in the doldrums having lost the first game

over PM Faigee and Nimala.

In other first round of the men’s doubles, No. 3 seeds, Manoj Varghese and Mathew Thomas defeated Shivadas P. And Sajeev S 21-14, 21-17 and fourth seeds Errol D’Souza and Shabaz Nasar downed Ameenuddin and Sul Alwin 21-13, 21-15.

Also making progress in the doubles was the team of Ronnie Pereira and Domnic Kennedy who beat Anil Mathew and Vishnu Vijayan 21-16, 21-5 and Vinod Abraham and Vineesh Mathew who faced anxious moments before overcoming VA Francis and Abu Mathew 21-15, 21-17.

The combo of K. Sashindran and Haridas P. also progressed after downing Shaiju and Ummen 21-14, 21-15.

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an Bayern Munich win the Champions League? And why is it a huge deal for Pep Guardiola if they do?

Well, it’s fairly obvious that to win the Champions League is something momentous, particularly if you do it with more than one club, but in recent years Guardiola has failed to pass the semifinal stage, getting beaten quite convincingly the past three times his teams have been involved.

Guardiola is famed for his tikitaka style that has slowly gone out of fashion as teams have adapted to its tactics and so it has become time for Guardiola to adapt as well.

Success from Messi’s talent It was clear to see last year that a lot of Guardiola’s success actually came from Messi as opposed to his tactics and brilliant managerial decisions.

Ultimately, a team with Messi in it can win any game and Messi came back to haunt him when he scored twice in a 3-0 win in the Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich.

So every top manager has been tasked with the problem of dethrowning Barcelona, a task that is far easier said than done. Currently, everyone has been helped by the injury to Messi but he should be back before the really important games start arriving.

Bayern Munich may still be the dominant force in German football but they are not quite the dominant force in world football, not only that but before Guardiola arrived, they arguably were.

Since then, they have lost several players such as Toni Kroos and

Bastian Schweinsteiger plus Robben and Ribery seem to be continuously hampered by injury.

Important time for Guardiola and his key players It is an important time for Guardiola because his status is definitely in jeopardy if he fails to show he can adapt. Tiki-taka was already on its way in when he became Barcelona manager an was actually built a youth level, he eventually inherited the best team in the world and perhaps didn’t create it himself. It’s time for him to prove he was a deciding factor.

So how does he do that?

He seems to be gently moving away from his preferred style to play to a slightly quicker and more direct brand of football, just as Barcelona have done. He has made a few signings that may just indicate a keen eye for what he needs.

Vidal and Douglas Costa being the main two.

Vidal is a far more dogged player than those who went before him at Bayern Munich.

This isn’t necessarily a good thing as I think Bastian Schweinsteiger is one of the best players in the world of breaking up play and then dictating tempo in a game.

However, Vidal gives a certain steeliness and speed to the team that maybe wasn’t there before.

Then there is Douglas Costa, a diamond from the rough. Many teams around Europe were excited about him but he hadn’t yet really lit up the leagues and was seen as a bit of a risk for Guardiola.

However, he has proved to be a truly great signing so far this season. His pace and sheer deter-

mination are maybe a symbol of a grittier Guardiola team.

Right now they are in very good form with Lewandowski particularly benefiting.

I think the introduction of Mario Gotze as a striker has really helped both of them to find their best form and for Bayern Munich to become even more of a threat.

Alcantara looks like he is developing into one of the world’s best and there is still plenty of experience in the team.

A past predicament A problem they have had in the past is that they win the league so early that they go into Champions League semi-finals having lost their last three games using the reserves. Momentum is important and if the same happens this year round, it will be interesting to see whether Guardiola makes the same mistakes.

The final thing is to mould his tactics around his opponent, it was obvious that he went to match Barcelona last year player for player which most football fans will tell you wasn’t really possible.

Messi, Suarez and Neymar are simply the three best players in the world (alongside Ronaldo) and that has to be respected. It doesn’t make them unstoppable.

Right now Bayern Munich are looking better than ever but we have seen them dominate before, as the season progresses the games will get more and more important and we will really start to see whether Pep Guardiola has what it takes to take a team, who aren’t the best, to the very top. — JONNY TROY / o-posts.com

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Ingredients Ċŗŗ1 piece baguette Ċŗ1/2 cup cream Ċŗŗ1tbsp butter Ċŗŗ2tbsp grated Parmesan cheese ĊŗŗSalt and pepper as per taste Ċŗ1tsp Italian pasta seasoning ĊŗŗPinch of nutmeg Ċŗŗ2tbsp boiled corn Ċŗ1 finely chopped capsicum Ċŗŗ1 finely chopped onion ĊŗŗMozzarella cheese

Ingredients Ċŗŗ250g, ciabatta bread Ċŗŗ50ml olive oil Ċŗŗ3 minced garlic ĊŗŗSalt and pepper Ċŗŗ4 tomato wedges Ċŗŗ3-4 pieces onion Ċŗŗ2tbsp basil leaves Ċŗŗ50g fresh olives Ċŗŗ100g mozzarella Ċŗŗ2tbsp balsamic vinegar

Preparation ĊŗŗCut the baguette in slices and roast at 180 degrees C for 4-5 minutes. ĊŗŗNow, heat the cream. Add butter and cheese and reduce for 2-3 minutes. ĊŗŗAdd salt, pepper, nutmeg, and pasta seasoning. ĊŗŗLet it get cooled down. Thereafter, add corn, capsicum and onion. ĊŗŗSpread this mixture on the toasted slices. Sprinkle little bit of mozzarella and Parmesan. Put it in the oven at 180 degrees C for 4-5 minutes.

Two Siblings Quit the City to Make Japanese Ice-Cream

Preparation ĊŗŗPre heat the oven at 180 degrees C. ĊŗŗOn a baking tray, put roughly torn ciabatta bread pieces and top it with some olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Toss it in the pre-heated over for 7-10 minutes. Allow it to cool down. ĊŗŗTo this bread, now add the tomato wedges, onions, basil, fresh olives and mozzarella. Top it up with some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Your delicious salad is now ready to serve.

Vivien Wong and her brother Howard are pinning their future on a Japanese favourite only now gaining popularity elsewhere. Mochi is made by steaming and pounding rice flour until it has a chewy texture like a gummy bear or even – at a stretch – soft toffee, only with a more complex flavour that doesn’t depend on sweetness. Vivien is a chartered accountant who spent four years working in financial analysis at Barclays Capital, after three years at Baker Tilly.

Howard was an analyst at JPMorgan Cazenove. He first tried the ice-cream version of mocha on a visit to the US and thought it might be an business opportunity. “I really enjoyed the City,” Vivien says. “But we both wanted to start our own company. I wanted to be more in control of my own time and to be able to create something tangible.”

They formed V&H Ltd in May 2008 and spent two years developing the products before they began trading in 2010. They have two lines: Little Moons frozen mocha ice-cream and Tsuki Mochi truffles, and started by supplying restaurants.

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ITALIAN ROAST CHICKEN Ingredients Ċŗŗ1 whole chicken ĊŗŗRosemary, few sprigs Ċŗŗ1 large, lemon cut in half Ċŗŗ1 yellow pepper Ċŗŗ1 orange pepper Ċŗŗ1 red pepper Ċŗŗ3 leeks Ċŗŗ2tbsp, black olives Ċŗŗ50ml olive oil ĊŗŗSalt and pepper

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Pallavi Nigam completed her culinary education at ICIF in Italy and worked as a chef for Grand Hyatt, Mumbai. She is now based in Muscat where she writes recipes and takes cooking classes.

Contact her: pallavi_nigam@hotmail.com twitter @pallavizza pallavizza.com

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Preparation ĊŗŗPreheat oven at 180 degrees C. ĊŗŗClear the cavity of the whole chicken and insert rosemary and lemon. Place it in the baking tray. ĊŗŗNow add the three types of pepper, cut into medium size pieces or sliced lengthwise. ĊŗŗThereafter, cut the leeks into smaller logs and casually spread around the baking tray. Now add the black olives and slowly spread the olive oil over the veggies. Add salt and pepper to taste. ĊŗŗPut it in the oven for about 90 minutes. Your delicious Italian roast chicken is ready to eat.

Buon Appetito.

Eel’s fun to eat, but preparing the eel for eating can be awful business. Powerful, thick-skinned eels must be wrestled, and even after butchering, the pieces continue to wriggle, giving you the sense that the fish is going to fuse back together again to take its revenge.

Smoke is a theme at the deli-inspired general store from brother and sister duo Will and Julie Horowitz and their partner Jonathan Botta. The cooks here smoke those eels along with chickens, bluefish, even butter, but perhaps most importantly, pastrami. The pastrami at Harry & Ida’s is some of the best stuff in town: supple and almost exuberantly smoky, mellow but still peppery, with a serious intensity of flavour.

The deli-inspired shop is named for the Horowitzs’ great grandparents who ran a deli where they pickled tongue and occasionally cooked potatoes in the smoky fat rendered from extra pieces of their house pastrami. -Bloomberg News

It’s important to know how to have the right consistency for gravy — it should neither be too thin nor too thick.

The worst of all, is if lumps get formed in the process.

Arm yourself with these guidelines while making gravy.

By Swati Dasgupta

1 Always add in the flour slowly and whisk it while adding.

switch off the gas when the consistency is thin as gravy thickens as it cools.

2 If you are adding starch or flour to thicken the gravy, add it to a small quantity of water and mix to form a smooth, flowing paste before adding it to the stock or gravy.

6 If you still get lumpy gravy then sieve it or blend it before adding it on the vegetables or meat.

3 Use a big sauce pan while preparing the gravy as it is easier to whisk and stir.

4 Stir with a flat wooden spatula, and simmer it for about 10 minutes.

5 If you want a medium consistency then

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Umm Ali

Origin: Eygpt Umm Ali though originated in Egypt, this sweet pastry pudding is a very popular dessert in most of the Middle Eastern countries which literally means Ali’s mother and is said to be her own recipe. Made of puff pastry, milk, double cream, and nuts it is sometimes topped with raisins, powdered sugar and coconut flakes. It is served with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Baklava

Origin: Turkey This rich sweet pastry was developed during the Ottoman Empire and is also a popular dessert in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, and Georgia. It is made of several layers of phyllo pastry, chopped nuts and drizzled with sugar syrup or honey.

Served with ginger ice cream or sorbet.

Basbousa

Origin: Egypt This delicious well known dish can be found in the east of Middle East. It is a sweet cake made of semolina and soaked in simple sweet syrup.

The syrup is flavoured with coconut or rose water. Basbousa can be eaten with nuts, heavy cream or plain.

Kanafeh

Origin: Palestine/Lebanon Kanafeh is cheese pastry soaked in sugar syrup. It is made of semolina dough and thin filo pastry which is heated in butter and stuffed with white soft cheese like Nabulsi cheese. Nabulsi is white brined cheese. The pastry is then rolled and sweet syrup is poured over it. For garnishing, crushed pistachio is sprinkled.

Sweets of Arabia

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Omani Halwa

Origin: Oman Omani halwa is a very traditional Omani dish and is prepared during festivals, special occasions and social gatherings. It’s an important part of hospitality as guests are welcomed with kahwa and halwa. Halwa makers are known to have their own recipes and it has many variations. Halwa is also popular in other Middle East countries and made in different ways. Also called halaweh in some regions they are made from sweetened sesame seed paste and are even used as spread on bread.

Aish El Saraya

Origin: Lebanon Aish El Saraya is a sweet bread pudding from Lebanon. Warm sugar syrup mixed with water, lemon and rose water is poured over bread rusks arranged in layers. Later it is garnished with cream and nuts.

Muhallabi

Origin: Turkey It is a creamy pudding served with chopped pistachio and walnuts and made in different flavours such as vanilla, orange water, and rose water which may be added to the pudding. It is made out of rice powder, milk, almond paste, rose water, and pistachio.

very morning I promise myself. No more sweets. I keep up my words for a while but the moment I see a tempting bowl of halwa ensconced in the refrigerator, I give in to my temptations. I tell myself. This is for that ‘one last time’ and then it’s the same old story every day.”

If you have a sweet tooth then doesn’t this sound like your own story? And if not then also if you are in the Middle East and you breeze past the display counter of a typical sweet shop, you will certainly not leave the shop empty handed. Such is the lure of the sweets of the Middle East.

While my rendezvous with Arabian sweets started with Baklava several years back at a plush eatery in town, the love and understanding of the sweets of Arabia developed years later on my first visit to a traditional Arabic sweets shop in Barka.

While the man at the counter was busy weighing Omani Halwa on a large weighing scale, oblivious of the onlookers, I jostled for space in the crowd to have a glimpse of the much sought af-

ter delicacy. Seeing my inquisitiveness a young Omani girl standing close to the counter had then introduced me to some names which were unheard of.

If you are new to Oman and ask about desserts people will only refer to the halwa. While Omani Halwa remains on the top of favourite lists, there are many other sweets, some of which are traditionally prepared at homes, she had said.

Talking to her at length I learnt about desserts like sako, mugasgas, and khabeesa. Sako is a traditional Omani dessert which is a caramelised tapioca pudding. It also includes saffron, sugar, rosewater, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and nuts. Mugasgas is made out of flour, baking powder, and condensed milk which is later rolled out, cut into triangular shapes and deep fried.

“You must also try sweets like Umm Ali, Mamoul, and Basbousa. They will woo you for sure hearts,” she left with these sweet parting words.

Over the years while the love for Arabian sweets has increased manifold, when it comes to understanding the intricacies of its making, everyday is still a new discovery. Let’s stay sweet on. swati@timesofoman.com

For a Sweet Bite Omani Halwa Corner, Muttrah, Oman. Contact: ( +968- 2471 2210/ +968-9931 4369) Al Hosni Omani Sweets in Mawaleh. Contact: +968- 9988 6608/ +968-9920 2332 Al Amri Omani Halwa Contact: Al Seeb (+968-9766 2667), Al Khuwair (+968-9570 6714), Ruwi (+968-9590 2596), Quriyat (+968-9406 0211), Al Amerat (+968-9572 2723), Al Rumais (+968-2689 3700), Suwaiq (+968-9622 3646) Barka Factory for Omani Sweets Contact: Barka (+968-2688 2081), Sohar (+968-2684 0678), Seeb (+968-2442 1063), Al Ghubrah (+968-2449 2452)

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Ways of Eating Fries Can Reveal Your Personality

FENNEL SEEDS swati@timesofoman.com

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s It? Fennel is a perennial herb in the parsley family. It is often confused with aniseed because of its similar taste. It is green or yellowish brown in colour after being dried.

Store It Right Kept in an airtight container in a cool, dark place, fennel seeds will last for up to two years.

Culinary Uses To get a better ďŹ&#x201A;avour, dry roast on medium heat before grinding. Use to ďŹ&#x201A;avour ďŹ sh, meat and vegetable dishes, as well as breads and chutneys.

You can also chew the whole seeds as a breath-freshener and to aid digestion.

History The fennel plant has a long history, and is mentioned in Greek mythology. In Egypt it was used as a food and medicine. Fennel seed is a key ingredient in Chinese ďŹ ve-spice powder and Bengali Panch phoran spice mixture.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also popular in the Middle East and in Italy.

IF YOU DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T like any mess around and prefer eating one piece of fry at a time, there are chances youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re detail-oriented. Or if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re among those who take a handful of fries together, maybe you have a worried mind, says an expert. Chef Tushar from McCain Foods Kitchen has shared the personality traits revealed through your eating habits: Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014; One Piece at a Time: If one does not like any mess around their food and prefer eating one piece of fry at a time no matter in what a hurry they are, then they are in for a treat. Such a tendency reveals that such people are detail-oriented, light-hearted, keen and observant.

Top two words that suit you well: Chilled out, stress free. Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014; ( /&Ĺ&#x2014; ) Ĺ&#x2014; ,# -Ĺ&#x2014; )! ." ,Ä&#x2020; This kind of a habit can be a key indicator towards a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worried mind. It is said that the people who stuff their mouth with more than two or three fries at a time are hyperactive in nature. They are always high on life, excited and constantly in a hurry.

Top two words that suit you well: Restless, self-conscious. Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014; )Ĺ&#x2014; ( -Ĺ&#x2014; +/#, Ä&#x2020; There is a certain category of people who will not touch their food! They will use all the possible means of utensils around them to eat their fries.

A very prominent trait of such people is that they are critical. They are

also control freaks. They will make you feel relaxed since they will be worrying about most of the stuff.

Top two words that suit them well: Paranoid, focused. Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014; -)(#(!Ĺ&#x2014; +/#, Ä&#x2020;Ĺ&#x2014; There is a group of people who cannot do with just fries. They would want to garnish it with all sorts of seasoning.

These kind of people always want more in their life. Such people are also explorers and seek happiness in the smallest of things.

Top two words that suit them well: Rovers, ConďŹ dent. Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014; )Ĺ&#x2014; ).Ĺ&#x2014; ),! .Ĺ&#x2014;." Ĺ&#x2014; #*-Ä&#x2020;Ĺ&#x2014;Eating fries without dips is a big no for some. From ketchup to exotic Thai chili sauce, these people would want some dip to go with their fries. A very basic trait of this category is that they love to spend. They are also relaxed beings and tend to make friends easily. They are independent, outgoing and big chatterboxes.

Top two words that suit them well: Gregarious, Conversationalist.-IANS

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LIFESTYLE

A refreshing vegetable that goes well with a wide range of ingredients, from starters and salads to mains and drinks, cucumber is everyone’s delight.

1 AS STARTERS

Cucumber can be used as starters for many dishes. Be it a crispy cucumber salsa, a cucumber sandwich or cucumber with crackers, they make good starters.

2 FOR SOUPS

If you have cucumber in abundance, then making cold soups out of it is a good option.

E ONDIENT E R ING YS WA E FIV

3 SALAD BARS

If there is one thing that cucumber is good for, then it is salad. The culinary vegetable’s incredible versatility and fairly neutral flavour means that cucumber can be combined very successfully with a great range of ingredients.

4 MAIN COURSE

Cucumber may not be the first ingredient that comes to mind in the preparation of a big family meal or a hearty dinner.

However, dishes are undeniably improved by the addition of the tasty vegetable, regardless of whether its contribution was little or large.

5 IN DRINKS

Unknown to many, cucumbers can be used to create a large and tasty selection of drinks.

The light and refreshing taste of cucumbers makes them ideal for summertime drinks.

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Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com classifieds@timesofoman.com Tel.: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461

FOR RENT

2BHK, 2 Baths, Split A/C, Wadi kabeer towards Al bustan, Near Indian Elementary School.

Contact 99441193, 93004802 3 BHK, 2 BHK and 1 BHK flats with split air conditioners are available for rent in new building in Al Qurum, near Rose Garden. Interested persons may contact: 99244577 1& 2 BHK Ghala with A/C new building. Contact 99024730 Studio flat at Al Khuwair.

Contact: 99024730

02 BHK Commercial / residential (with Split A/C) flat at Honda road.

Contact : 99342733 / 99795241

2 BHK residential flat opposite to AL Nadha Hospital. Contact : 99342733 / 99795241

New flats for rent At Darsait near to Ministry of Sports, Mumtaz area the flats includes1 living room, 2 bedrooms, Kitchen, 3 toilets, every rooms with split A/C, high quality finishing, rent RO 340 /-.

Contact: 00968 92225523

Fully furnished 2 BHK apartments available at Bareeq Al Shatti.

Contact 92888063

2BHK Qurum. Contact: 99024730 1BHK Azaiba. Contact: 99024730 2 flats with air-conditions in Al Bustan each flat has 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, family hall, kitchen, store laundry. Contact: 98919037

Workers’ campus, shops, workshops, stores in a building in Al Misfah, Wilayat Bausher.

Contact 98918090 1 B.H.K Wadi Kabeer, RO 175/-.

Contact : 95094028

For rent a full office building of 3100 sq mtrs opposite to Central Bank in CBD (Ruwi) for R.O 4 per Sq mtrs.

Contact: 95330200

Recently refurbished ground floor apartment near Indian school Wadi Kabir, 2 Bedrooms and sitting, 2 baths, kitchen. Contact: 98011224

Two floor villa, 5 toilets, kitchen, and 2 sitting rooms in Mabela South.

Contact: 99357404

Villa at al Khuwair having six bedrooms, six bathrooms, sitting, dinning, hall, kitchen Etc. Contact24833972/24833974/99367448

House for rent in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 99379950 / 92925173 Single room bathroom attached sharing kitchen available in Ghubra.

Contact: 99071817 / 92258623 1BHK flat available in MBD near Khimji Supermarket with split AC & curtain R.O 230/-. Contact: 97748721 / 92393067 1 room, 2 rooms, 3 rooms with all supplements including water electricity and sewage. Also we provide the following services free 1plumber, electrician for any failed center for garbage on price call on Farahat 98020768 , Hilal 96541263

Single BHK flat available in Honda Road Ruwi. Contact 24833972/24833974/99367448 Flat for rent, 2 bedrooms, 1 sitting room, 3 toilets next to Al Hassan Company in W/K. Contact: 99210008 Shops for rent in Wadi Kabeer.

Contact: 99888390 Villa for rent in south Mabela 3 bedrooms, sitting room, family lounge, kitchen & 3 toilets. Contact92212212 between 10 am to 5 pm 1BHK Ruwi & 3BHK Bosher.

Contact: 99024730

2BHK flats & shops available for rent at Honda road in a brand new building (dish & split A/C provided in flats). Contact: 91165807 / 92976611 Flats for rent near Indian School in Wadi Kabir. Contact 99777122 Single room available for Executive bachelor near Zakhar mall behind Kamat Restaurant. Contact 94271085 Flat for rent in Wadi Kabir near Indian Primary School 2B and 1k.

Contact : 92222922 For rent : showroom / storage space available (area 290 SQM, 6M height) facing Al Mina street, Jibroo.

Contact: 99360631 / 96760819 2 bedroom villa in Sidab.

Contact: 95755953 / 95555162 600 SQT commercial flat for rent opposite Oman flourmill Darsait more details. Contact: 91214849/ 99364735 Fully furnished luxury 2 bedroom flat for rent at Ghala for short or long term basis. Contact: 99886386/ 99881653 New flats for rent in Darsait Al Sahal. Contact: 99777351 Flat for rent in Wadi Kabeer (2 bedrooms, 1 Majlis, 3 toilets, 1 Kitchen & hall. Contact: 95562646

500/1000 sqm industrial land with compound wall at Misfah behind Oman Oil filling Station.

Contact : 99342733 / 99795241 2BHK Ghubra near Indian School, 1 BHK at Ruwi Rex road.

Contact : 92833408 Flats, shops for rent in Ruwi, MBD & Mumtaz area. Contact 97293708 3BHK flat Darsait Near I.D card Medical 450/- R.O. Contact: 99358589 / 95570288 1, 2 BHK in Azaiba. Contact: 99385835 / 99428143

Furnished room for rent at Al Khuwair R.O 225/- for family only.

Contact: 99251975 1BHK flat with A/C AL Khuwair 250/- R.O. Contact: 99358589 / 95570288 New flats for rent in Darsait, Al Sahal. Contact: 99311525 Big room bathroom attached with kitchen near Riyam Park Muscat RO 100. Contact: 95094028 1000 sq mtrs Industrial land in Ghala suitable for ware house workshop etc. Contact: 24700120 / 92584715

1& 2 BHK flats for rent at Wadi Kabir, Wadi Adai, Hamriya, Al Khoud and Mabela and shop at Al Khoud land line. Contact : 24834644 GSM 93994401/ 02/ 03, 3 lines

1BHK flats available for rent in CBD area. Contact: 98116480

1bedroom attached, toilet & kitchen in AL Khuwair R.O 140/-.

Contact: 95154331

2 bed room flat at Al Khoudh Commercial Street Souq.

Contact: 99224748 / 99332297

3BHK , 3bathrooms , 2balconys NRAL Hassan W/ Kabir R.O 320/-.

Contact: 99384640

Commercial cum residential new building looking for one company, location Muttrah near Police Station.

For more details contact: 99364735 / 95729711

2BHK close to Indian School Kindergarten Wadi Kabir R.O 300/-.

Contact: 99476728 / 98484415 1BHK R.O 225/- close to Indian Nursery, Darsait. Contact: 99476728 / 98484415 Villa for rent in Wadi Kabeer.

Contact: 95562646 / 94059333 One Bed room flat with full furniture available at ruwi high street, Rent RO 200. Furniture cost RO 350.

Contact 99445675.

Flat for rent in Hamriya.

Contact: 99341112

Twin villa 6BR hall, kitchen at Al Ansab-2. Contact: 99747560 / 99444786 1 & 2 bedroom flats available for rent in wadi-kabir (opp: pencil bldg), ideal for company staff / families bulk corporate deal possible.

Contact: 97677170

FOR SALE 5 Seater sofa with cushions Center table and 2 side tables in excellent condition for immediate sale.

Contact: 96027403 Volvo prime – mover, model: 1998 & fork lift model: 1997 to inspection Contact Mr. Mohammed Al Harthy 99427071 Restaurant for sale excellent location six visa opposite Mars Wadi Kabir. Contact: 93334685 Workshop for sale / lease fabrication / carpentry, (1800 sq m.), close to main road, at Barka Industrial area with or without labour & camp facilities for about 20 staff.

Contact: 95120404 Email: elmechoman@gmail.com Fish and shrimps sale retail and whole sale. Contact: 96725079 Forklift with clamp for sale Omani Packaging Co. SAOG make – Toyota 3.5 ton model 2001.

Contact: 99352790 / 99444341 Email: info@omanipackaging.com Metal scrap for sale Omani packaging Co. SAOG miscellaneous & metal scrap for sale.

Contact: 99352790 / 99444341 Email: info@omanipackaging.com A well established medical clinic with new equipment for sale. Contact 91262334 / 99206610. E-mail.

Mohamedsfarah@hotmail.com Villa in Barka Al Waha project 4 BHK plus Maids room with car park and compound. Contact: 99347089

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FOR SALE

ACC. AVAILABLE Room for Rent Alkhuwair - Behind Al Aktham Restaurant. 120 RO. With elec. and water.For executive bachelors only.

Contact : 98803261 Shop for sale or rent at Ruwi City.

Contact: 99103077

Flat for rent available in CBD near Costa Coffee. Mobile no.92820734

ACC. AVAILABLE

NRI

Shop for sale in Sohar- Office purpose in the main centre of Sohar Contact – 99437086

Furnished room available in Ruwi.

Contact 92435784

Single exclusive room available for Executive bachelor furnished separate toilet, kitchen sharing Wadi Kabir behind Golden Oasis hotel.

Contact: 99335145

Architect designed 5000 Square feet exquisite Villa in 16 cents of land at a scenic location on Aakkulam Road, Ulloor, Trivandrum for sale.

Contact +968 95372011

SITUATION WANTM.V. FOR SALE

10 cents of house plot at kallattumukku Trivandrum next to Oxford school 3km from railway station Contact +919495255111

Beauty Salon for sale in Azaiba prime location behind Al fardan building. With sponsor and 1 staff and 1 ready visa clearance.

Contact: 95318629 Used Fabrication machinery for sale : Fabrication machinery and tools in excellent condition for immediate sale. Contact 94652485/ 99273774/ 99202278 Shop for sale in CBD area prime location G. Floor + mezzanine low rent.

Contact: 90112434 Used air condition.

Contact : 97093793 Building material shop for sale at Misfah near Oman Cement factory.

Contact : 99617464 / 95961577 For sale land in Amerat 3000 Sq.mt with petrol pump permission.

Contact 99323957 / 92702891

WANTED Required land for purchase in location Muscat (1200 SQM).

Contact: 96725682

FOR HIRE Trailor with driver for hire.

Contact: 92303774 Bobcat Grader and roller for rent.

Contact: 94584688

Furnished Executive bachelor accommodation in Ghubra North villa.

Contact 92595830 / 24495667 Private room with toilet near Qurum park incl. W& E, monthly RO 220/-.

Contact Hassan 99349990 Room for rent available in a flat for Executive bachelor at Azaiba behind AL Meera Market with attached bath with cot & A/c, rent RO 175/- per month including water & Electricity.

Contact 96404166 / 97433992 Two bed rooms with 2 toilets and sharing, Kitchen available near Al Falaj hotel. Contact: 90269652 Furnished room available in Ruwi for bachelor. Contact: 93086584 2BHK available for office Ghubra.

Contact: 99269751 Single room, bath Darsait R.O 140/-.

Contact: 93289652 Sharing accommodation for Indian family Ruwi high street.

Contact : 99895616 A big room in available near Hamriya R/A for Muslim couple / small family / Executive bachelor rent 150/- per month including W+ E. Contact: 99495131 Accommodation available for indian executive bachelor’s (no kitchen).RO:125 including water and electricity Contact no. .. 98145825, 98949724

Suzuki SX4 2011 model full automatic excellent condition low mileage. Contact: 91269246 For sale BMW 730 Li, 2008 model, 3000cc, maroon colour with beige interiors, 14500KMS, serviced at dealer, single Owner driven, R.O 5500. Contact: 95731861 /92265958 Nissan Altima 2005 automatic.

Contact: 99454425

Land for sale with ample water, Adjacent to National Highway, 15 Km from Mangalore Port (Selected for Smart City) 6 Km from NITK, Suitable for warehouses, automobile service center, Highway Dhaba/Restaurant, hospital, Building Material showroom etc. Call 99468991-Oman 9902543956-India.

40 Feet Atlas Trailor 2010.

Contact: 99454425

Brand new 2 BHK furnished apartment (1225 sq feet) at Indiranagar (Kodihalli),Bangalore for sale. Please contact: 00968 95210474

Toyota YARIS. Model 2008. KM 69000. Expat driven, All services at Toyota. Very clean. Rate: 2900.

Contact 99445675.

38 cents land with 2BHK house by the river side in Thrissur Dist Irinjalakuda, Kerala.

Contact: 99347089

TRANSPORTATION Transportation available Ruwi to Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 91103909 Transportation available.

Contact: 99867456

MATRIMONIAL

CHANGE OF NAME

NAIR GIRL, B.Tech (Civil) 23/163, Pooram from Alappuzha (district) working as a Civil Engineer with Kerala Govt: on adhoc basis looking suitable alliance from professionals.

Contact :95230285

I Manthakalai Nathan (holder of Indian passport No. F 4767137) Son of Manthakalai having permanent residence in 121, Chettiyar Street, Velipattinam Ramnad, Tamil Nadu (complete postal address in India ) and presently residing in Ghala, P. B No. 1256 Postal Code – 130, Athaibah, Sultanate of Oman (complete postal in Oman) intend to change my name from Manthakalai Nathan (old name) to Manthakalai (Sur name) Gandhinathan ( Given name) ( new name) for all practical purpose. Any objection towards my name change may please be communicated to Embassy of India, Muscat, diplomatic Quarters, AL Khuwair, P.Box No, 1727 postal code 112, Ruwi , Sultanate of Oman.

RC Girl (Trissur) 28, 152 cm slim (middle class) MBA, working in Muscat seeking suitable alliance.

Contact: 93867447 A respectable Hindu kapu( Naidu) family from Vijayawada A- P- India invites alliances for their daughter 25 years old B.teh computer science father working in Oman.

Contact: 95097913, 99744870 Email: sarathbabureddi@gmail.com 31 years RC boy, M. Com MBA working in Sohar - Seeks alliance from Christian families Contact 94219830 Seeking alliance for our son from Muslim families. Interested families Contact: 99889590

Transportation. Contact98505294 Transportation in Muscat.

Contact: 95530908 Transportation for saloon car& delivery van. Contact : 95530908

Pick & drop any time.

Contact: 93598436 / 96743215

Transportation. Contact 99508282

Pick & drop any time. Contact: 92218001/ 96502406

Transportation available.

Contact -955 70 429

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NOTICE Al Baadi & Al Shamsi for Trad & Cont joint company which is recorded under the commercial register in directorate general for trade industry number 1045919 is going to change its name to Eemaar Ahen for Cont joint company. This is to inform anybody who concerns about that.

Al balushi & Al Ghathi for Trad joint company which is recorded under the commercial register in directorate general for trade industry number 1183635 is going to change its name to Al Reyah Al Garbia International joint company. This is to inform anybody who concerns about that.

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Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com classifieds@timesofoman.com Tel.: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE 25 years female looking for suitable opportunity, Qualification MBA (Banking & finance) near banking experience ready to work in accounts, HR & Admin and any other suitable fields, presently on family visa in Muscat.

Contact: 00968- 96987078

ACCOUNTANT Omani Accountant with good communication & computer skills with 4-5 years experience required for immediate placement in a reputed Oil & Gas Engineering consultancy firm in Al Khuwair. Candidates should be with diploma in Accountancy. CVs shall be sent to trejobs@trengineering.com

Finance Manager, 12 years experience in leading Construction and manufacturing companies (9 years in Oman) have strategic vision and proven leadership ability. B.Com, CPA- USA & modern accounting certificate from “AUC”. “NOC” in hand.

Contact: 97220505

REQUIRED URGENTLY FOR MEDICAL COMPLEX AT SALALAH

Accounting up to finalization on periodic basis by CA. Contact also for Project Finance Report, taxation and internal audit. 91720465

GENERAL PRACTITIONER RECEPTIONIST PATIENT RELATION EXCUTIVE CONTACT:

Part Time Accounting, Accounts Finalization, Audit Preparation, Internal Audit, Accounting System for New Companies, #96975454, email :ibfc.gcc@gmail.com

93613422, 95062514 EMAILvacancynshifamc@gmail.com

DRIVER Wanted Heavy Duty Truck Driver (3 nos.) having 2 yrs experience at PDO. Contact 92891888 Urgently required heavy driver for trailer. Contact: 92131483 Driver required for personal, salary 250/- O.R .Contact: 96725079 Required heavy duty truck driver holding Omani driving license w/ 5 years experience please Contact 92001111 Driver with Oman driving licence needed. Visa available.

Contact 94288863

ENGINEER/TECH/MECH Urgently Required: MEP EngineerDegree holder and with 7 years experience in building construction, MUST have NOC and immediately join. Apply, fax 00968–24605955, emails sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com, sbeoman@yahoo.com Reputed metal fabrication company seeks fabrication supervisor, structural steel fabricator, Machine maintenance Technician and Electrician. Contact: 99102383 Email: hr@khancogroup.com Urgently required a Indian Diploma Civil Engineer with 1-2 years of experience and should valid G.C.C driving license.

Email: smtcoman@gmail.com

EDUCATION A leading institution in Muscat requires a Teacher for Indian Classical Dance. The candidate should be well qualified and experienced. Send your resume to dance.oman@gmail.com A private School looking for an English teacher, preferable (Philipino - Jordanian) Nationality for more information. Contact: 98982088 Post Graduate researcher required.

Contact 99229700

MEDICAL Looking for Pharmacist with a valid MOH license to work in Bidbid. Send CV to abumustafaclinic@gmail.com Physiatrist with 3+ years experience in rehabilitation medicine required for a reputed rehabilitation center in Dubai. Send CV to : hr2015.oman@gmail.com Medical care center, Multispecialty clinic, Seeb requires General Practitioner, medical lab technician & pharmacist. Mail CV to sarita_h23@yahoo.com or Call - 97884856 Wanted a female Nurse for a dental clinic in capital area.

Contact:-99855050 Urgent placement B Pharm Pharmacist with OR without MOH Oman, 2 nos. Contact : 92548672, 99516236 Urgently required for Medical Centre in Muscat and Salalah GP doctor (Male/ Female) Gynecology , Nurses ( male / female) with or Without MOH license, salary negotiable. Please send your CV moc.hrd2015@gmail.com or Contact: 92681842 Required urgently General Physician Gynecology, Pharmacist, LAB Technicians staff nurse.

Contact: 95133572 Email: kunoozghala@gmail.com

MEDICAL Wanted Pharmacist with MOH license for Pharmacy in Seeb.

Contact - 24423342

MANAGER/SUP An Omani Co. located at Muscat start a new workshop with three divisions: Steel, Carpentry and Aluminum and looking for experts Supervisor and Foremen. The candidate must have minimum 10 yrs. experience and GCC driving license.

Send C.V to kwk585@gmail.com Urgent required Supervisor for Interior decoration with Oman experience. Contact : 95766844 A 10 yrs successful steel workshop with 25 staff members, looking for an experienced Manager who has to lead successfully, control overall expenditures & deliver more opportunities to the Workshop. Successful candidate will be paid as percentage of monthly workshop revenue.

Contact: 97080700 General Foreman. Required Foreman (MEP) with 4 to 5 years experience for maintenance of building.

Having valid Omani driving license.

Contact: 94652485 E-mail: realconsco@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Required Salesman, Store keeper, Private driver, preferably with good experience and communication skills. Contact: 91408759 Email: hanaa.alritaj@gmail.com A leading Construction Company in Muscat urgently requires the following candidates: - 1) Electromechanical Supervisors 2) Electrical Foreman 3) Plumbing foreman 4) Electricians 5) Plumbers.

Send CV : hr.azatllc@gmail.com or call 99344279

SALES / MARKETING Required Graduate with Omani driving license preferably Indian willing to travel outside Muscat.

Contact: 99454425 Required Salesman, Tailor & Barber. Contact: 96964767 Required experienced Sales & Marketing Executive for sports club. Preference will be given who has experience in Oman and valid driving license. Please send your CV to dasanthas1@gmail.com or saud7kh7@gmail.com Sales Incharge 5 years experience (Oman) language English, Arabic.

Contact: 24566813 Email: hammadhassan5786@gmail.com Sales man (Dairy) 2 years exp as a Sales man with FMCG in GCC , Location Muscat, Barka, Khaboura , Ibri, Izki & Al Kamil, key skills Salesman (Dairy) & Sales (Dairy) / business development. Contact: Ahmed Al Salami 96929227 Telephone: 26940215 Fax: 24811565 Email: ahmed.alsalmiy@unikai.com Required experienced Sales / Marketing Executives having light license. Send your CV ocean@omantel.net.om Looking for a Staff has experience in Oman in real estate and real estate valuation. Interested Contact: mobile: 99109094 Email: aburashid94dd@gmail.com

SKILLED LABOUR Required 2 Tailors who can make readymade curtains.

Contact 92891888

SEC/OFFICE Sir Lankan Secretary with experience in recruitment field.

Contact: 92809528

SALES / MARKETING Required Indian driver with Omani driving license and experience to work in house. Contact : 96255558 SALES MANAGER : To build and manage a team of sales executives in GCC countries. Must have minimum 12 years’ experience in sales and minimum. 5 years in interiors and joinery Sales in GCC. Attractive remuneration package available for the right person. All CVs will be sent to this E-mail : career@gobdoman.com A reputed rent a car requires Sales Executive. Apply to reservation@johnyinternational.com Contact: 94146486 Urgent required Sales Manager for Advertising company with Oman experience & driving license.

Contact: 95766844 Reputed electrical contracting company requires an Oman experienced, capable “Electrical Contracts Manager”. Ideal candidates should have relevant market experience & connections.

Contact: 94400671/ 91272871 Accomplished Advertising Sales & Business Development Executives for leading Media Enterprise.

Enthusiastic Fresher also welcome. jobs@interacoman.com Wanted Sales man with valid Oman driving license for an electrical trading company.

Email: amuloman@omantel.net.om

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Finance Manager 26 years experience including 22 years Oman with NOC. Contact 91302906 / 91335205 Indian male, 34 years MBA finance, having 9 years experience, looking for suitable placement presently on visit visa. Contact: 92914869 Email: noblev1982@gmail.com Indian female 28 years M.Com, Accountant having 6 years experience in Accounts, finalization, Tally currently on visit visa.

Contact : 95595083 Email: merlinfernandes16@yahoo.in Part time accountant, senior accountant, doing all type of accounting works, up to finalization. contact.95254864 Chief Accountant, 12 years Oman experience looking for suitable position. Contact: 99513082 Part time Accountant, up to finalization, looking for job after 5 pm (location prefer – MSQ to AL Hail).

Contact: 95694737 Indian male 23 yrs B.com having 3 yrs accounts exp in India looking for suitable placement presently on visit visa. Contact :94131842 / 93516968, Email: jithujithin05@gmail.com

Indian male highly resulted oriented and self driven CA Inter qualified Accountant with over more than 14 years of experience in auditing, finance and accounts including industrial exposure in construction industry in Mumbai and Qatar available in Oman seeks placement.

Contact: 93405047 Young Indian, B. Com, Diploma in Accounting, 2 years experience as Assistant Accountant on visit seeks suitable placement: Contact: 94399509 Indian male, 25, MBA Finance, with 3 years’ experience seeks suitable position. Contact - 99299471 / 96589605 Filipino, 29 yrs, male, BS Commerce, 5years experience Payables/ Receivables/Payroll/Document Control. Excellent Communication/ MS Office skills. Contact: 95057206 Email: patrick110486@yahoo.com ACCOUNTANT, Indian male 28 years, 6 plus years of GCC experience, presently working in Oman as an Accountant, seeking for a suitable job position, NOC available, Contact: 95089869 E-Mail: anuchunda@gmail.com CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT, Indian male having 7 years experience as functional finance head, presently working in Muscat as Asst. Finance Manager seeking for a suitable position. NOC available, # 9178 9950 / Email: igneshmlazar@gmail.com Part time accounting works up to finalization on monthly basis.

Contact: 96247295 Indian male 23 yrs BBM Graduate with computer knowledge having 2 yrs experience in accounts looking for accounts, admin, sales or stores currently on visit visa.

Contact: 95356512 Indian male, Graduate with 7 yrs experience in financial, logistics & Data reporting and analysis, experience working with international clients, site testing. Currently on visit visa seeking suitable placement in Oman. Contact: 92689823, Id: jiby.john28@gmail.com Indian male 13 years Accounts & finance experience in Oman having Omani D/L looking for suitable position release available. #95885092 Email: nitin_dhotre2@rediffmail.com Pakistani male 28 years old recently worked as Administration Manager MBA finance from Maju Karachi. Contact: 99685330 Email: hussain_ca87@yahoo.com

SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

DRAUGHTSMAN

ACCA finalist, Recent B.Com Graduate, Indian female, looking for full time employment in Accounting and Audit. +968 96964379, sangeethaumesh5@gmail.com

Indian male looking for job in AutoCAD and 3DMX Draughtsman 4 years with experience, 25, available for immediate placement.

Contact: 98665963 / 92529312

Accounting B.Com male Diploma in computerized professional Accounting, professional & manual accounting, 25 yrs, Indian, 25 yrs, Keralite, India. Contact: 0091 9746838659 Email: jijesh567@gmail.com

Indian Civil Auto cad Draftsman looking suitable placement 5 years experience. Contact: 97465102

ADMIN 10 years Gulf & 4 years Oman experience in HR / Admin & logistics fluent in Arabic / English with D/L looking for suitable position.

Contact: 95824598 Indian, male having 8 years in purchase and admin furnishing / metal scrap on visit visa, available to join Immediately if selected – Contact 00968- 96675184 ,97704828 Sudanese, Bombay university graduate. 22 years of experience in different fields i.e. procurement and logistics management, construction management, training and general administration of which 13 years in Oman. GSM (99601004).

Experienced Manager in HR, Administration and Finance. More than 10 years gulf experience including four years in Oman. Having Oman Driving License and NOC Contact 93264005 Indian Female MBA, 3 years experience in Admin MIS, family Visa.

Contact 98234427, jkjsmith01@gmail.com Indian male 25 years MBA (HR) Now in Oman visiting visa searching job for Administration, HR Customer relation. Contact: 90196322 / 91049868 Email: nithinvarghese19@gmail.com Indian 17 yrs experience in Admin and have knowledge in Accounting seeks job. Have driving license and release. Contact : 99573353 Filipina, 10 yrs experience in Fashion Retail, Shipment, Logistics, Inventory, Warehouse Control and Store Management is seeking employment. Call +971565833126 or 97728418.

ARCHITECT

DOMESTIC HELP House maid looking full time or port time job, 5 yrs experience care taker, cleaning, cooking.

Contact: 97882204 / 98562066

DRIVER Indian driver 13 yrs exp. looking for fulltime or part time jobs.

Contact: 91103909 Wanted driving job.

Contact: 97690766 12 years experience light duty driver with car. Contact: 96467373 Pakistani light vehicle driver having 2 yrs exp.

Contact: 96105925 Land Cruiser with Driver.

Contact: 99725003 Light driver looking for full time job.

Contact: 95154610 Light driver looking for job.

Contact: 93985153 4 years exp driver need a job.

Contact: 94208089 Pakistani driver with car.

Contact: 91248202 Driver looking for job.

Contact 92303744 Indian driver with experience in Oman. Contact: 96255558 Looking for driver job.Contact 93650209 Bangladesh 24 years, 2 years experience. Contact: 97806144 Light driver with car Hyundai Accent 2016. Contact : 94039796 Driver. Contact: 95084826 Pakistani male light vehicle driver looking for job. Contact: 96474528 Driver with car. Contact :91452930

Omani female exp in Accounts & Shipping & Secretary & PRO job knowledge in computer with Oman D/L. Content: 91161736

Sr. Architect male 5 yrs exp having NOC looking for suitable position.

Contact: 91546108 Email: morshed_arch@yahoo.com

Accountant with 8 years experience in Oman with D/L & NOC , seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 92994825. Email: sanuchithranjali@gmail.com

Senior Architect, Indian male 15yrs exp. having DL& NOC, Looking for suitable position.

Contact: 97239313 Email: abdul_muq2000@yahoo.co.uk

10+ yrs UAE experience Fin. Controller looking for job change. Contact: 98006226 SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, WITH 13yrs experience, 6 yrs Oman in manufacturing, trading & contracting Cos, capable of handling all accounting, finance, banking, L/C, import, export & finalization seeks placement. NOC Available. Call+968-98932752, mail:jjohnmuscat@hotmail.com B.Com (Indian Male) with 5 years experience (2 years GCC) in Accounts & Audit field. # 95584531 razikthumbe@gmail.com

DRAUGHTSMAN Male 15 years exp FMCG in Oman with D/L and know all part of Oman looking for management post.

Contact: 00968 96147152 Draftsman , Autocad , exp in Architecture, Interior drawings, Ph 93837973 Indian male 28 yrs, Master degree in Computer Application and CCNA certified, 2 years exp in Oman looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 93295112 Email: syedsadathali.mca@gmail.com

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Indian Male 25 yrs, B.E(Civil Engg)1 yr exp in India(Residential project(G +4),Autocad 2015.

Looking for suitable job.

E mail-gugan4u@gmail.com, GSM-96767323 Indian BE (Mech) Engineer having P.G diploma in oil & gas piping and level two NDT seeks immediate placement in any industry at present on visit vis. Contact : 92013757 / 99774956 B.Tech Mechanical, 5 years experience NOC available seeking placement. Contact: 98557463 / 99470124 Indian male 28 yrs, Engg Nebosh & IOSH certified 5+ years experience in Saudi Arabia at Aramco & Sabic projects as a HSE head HSE Supervisor. Contact 94059935

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MEDICAL

Bachelor degree with 5 yrs working experience seeking suitable placement in Oman.

Indian female MDS Endodontics, 9.5 yrs experience recently cleared Oman prometric 84% looking for suitable placement. Contact: 95624156 / 97233074

Contact 98499975, Email : swasdesigner@gmail.com ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Indian male, 23 Yrs, B-Tech – Electrical & Electronics, having 1 year of Work experience – looking for suitable placement. Currently in Oman on Visit; Contact 95830305.

Indian diploma Civil Eng, 2 yrs Infrastructure Projects (4G, Towers, substation) landscaping & Auto CAD. Contact: 94756183 Email: indianexpat1@gmail.com

Aeronautical Engineer Indian female 22 yrs, currently on family visa looking for suitable position in any air line / Engineering Industry.

Contact: 91705598 Email: nikhimnoushad@gmail.com

Electrical Engineer (B.E) with 5 years experience (3 yrs in Gulf) NOC available. Contact: 92119851 Email: mayurdevadiga@gmail.com

B.Tech Software Engineer nearly 2 yrs Engineer nearly 2 yrs experience seeking job in Oman, currently on visit visa. Contact: 95184451 Pakistani male 28 Masters Telecom Engineering from Sweden 5 years experience 2 years technical sales / business development experience in Oman market. NOC available looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 96559823 Email: khawaarnaeem@gmail.com Pakistani male 28 yrs Electronics Engineer having 3 yrs experience, D/L (Oman) looking for a suitable position in Muscat. NOC available can join immediately.

Contact: 92055789 Email: zeeshnrahim89@gmail.com Welder, 6G,3G, ARC, Gas , Fabrication well gulf experinced Ph : 95068064 Civil diploma Engr, exp in supervision, designing, QA/QC Ph : 92741929 Indian male 24 years B.Tech completed in electrical and electronics one year experience in India seeking job in supervisory, sales, sales co-ordination fields of electrical/ electronic agency/shops.

Contact.95254864.

Automobile Engineer from India6 yrs exp-looking for opportunities purchase / procurement/ supply chain / project management-added experience in automobile service & customer care-presently in Oman on visit visa. # 00968 91306841 email: shanyphilip23@gmail.com;

Resident Engineer B.E civil 25 years exp 12 yrs in Architecture consultancy having Oman Dubai D/L NOC available. Contact: 95732453 Email: milindj951@gmail.com Indian male, 25 yrs. B. Tech Civil Engineer with 2 years experience in India looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 96081437 Email: vibijvenugopal90@gmail.com Civil Engineer, Female, 3 yrs experience in structural design & estimation; Contact: 99195433 Dynamic young Engineer (Electrical & Electronics) on visit, seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 94742764 Mechatronics (Electrical, Mechanical) Engineer, 3 years of experience. Contact: 91234024 Email: ammar.r.elerris@gmail.com Civil Engineer Pakistani 12+2 years Oman experience D/L required placement. Contact: 94392616 Building site supervisor, since March 2010 in Oman with Omani D/L looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 93061107 Indian male 29, having 7 years exp in construction field& Auto Cad in Oman. Having valid driving license.

Fluent in English & Arabic. Looking for suitable job in reputed firm.

Contact - 99650569 Sudanese Telecom Engineer 5 years experience in Oman.

Contact: 93391008

Degree Civil Engg total 9 yrs experience, 7 yrs in Oman Construction Company with valid Oman driving license. Contact: 99721926 Email: tanvincivil@gmail.com

BE (Civil) Indian male with 20 years experience with reputed consultancy companies & working for one of the prestigious project of Muscat since 2008 seeks suitable position.

Contact: 92511428, Email: manoj_t2000@yahoo.com

Civil Engineer degree, diploma, Staad pro, Auto CAD 18 months Indian exp seeks suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93682529

Civil Engineer, Indian M 29 5yrs exp. having DL & NOC Looking for suitable position. Contact: 94576233 Email: suhailmullah@gmail.com

Engineer with 4 years Telecom experience in Oman, having Oman driving license looking for a suitable opportunity. Interested in marketing, NOC available. Contact : 98513495

Professional Civil Engineer 25 yrs experience with N.O.C Management and Supervision with D/L. Contact: 97290338

Mechanical Engineer, 24 having knowledge in HVAC looking for suitable placement. Contact: 95434381 mail: shuhaibusman313@gmail.com Agriculture Engineer Egyptian in Oman available till 10th Oct experience 5 years. Contact: 90155723 29 yrs, Indian male B.E with more than 5 yrs experience in facilities management / Real Estate in Oman having valid D/L. Contact: 96652145 Diploma in civil Engineer, total 4 years experience, 1.5 years experience in Oman seeking suitable placement. Contact : 96535084 Civil Engineer B.Sc -6 years experience with constructions companies - 1 years in Oman - qualified as Site Engineer & Planning Engineer.

Contact+968-94682217 Automobile Engnr Indian with 7 yrs experience 2 yrs Toyota and 5 yrs Jaguar corporate experience looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact immediately: 93709706 currently on visit visa for 10 days only Mechanical Engineer (UK ) 28 years, male looking for suitable placement with valid Oman driving license having 3.5 years experience in Oman NOC available. Contact 968 97612297 immediate availability.

Email: ymirza11@caledonian.ac.uk Indian male BE Mechanical currently on 2 yrs free visa with NOC & local release. Looking for suitable job in Muscat.

Contact – 90296975 / ali.syedausaf@gmail.com

Electrical and Electronics Engineer with one year experience and GCC licence holder seeking a job mail – shyjalpk@gmail.com M.Tech BE civil 9 yrs experience Project Management Indian male (34 yrs) with NOC seeks suitable placement in construction industry.

Contact : 99156291 / 95281545/ 00919579666999 (Whatsapp) Email: kashidss@gmail.com HSE Engineer (Indian, 26 yrs), B.Tech Mechanical, Nebosh, 5 yrs experience in oil & gas construction.

Contact 94616721 Electrical Engineer Indian male 29 years, having 5 years of experience in industrial automation and utility maintenance in India (MRF Tyres), seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 92789995 Email: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer having 1 year exp in Mechanical Supervising looking for suitable job.

Contact 92835957 Young Electrical Engineer looking for suitable placement. Having specialization in electronics.

Contact 99227861 Indian male diploma in Civil Engineering with 20 years experience in interior fitout with valid driving license NOC and local release available. Contact: 98048410 Btech computer science graduate 2015 passout.. Android application marketing.. Having good communication skills and mindset to work in a team. Contact 91024385

IT Indian BE (MECH) aviation BE degree diploma in material quality management 17 years Navy aviation 13 years construction purchase stores professional on visit.

Contact: 90205082 /98796982 Indian chemical Engineer with 1year experience in Business Development; & valid Oman D/L, seeks suitable opportunity.

Contact: 96141612 or E-mail: anjana.nanda@outlook.com BE Electrical Engineer 8 years experience 4 years in Oman with Oman driving license.

Contact 96942032 Civil Engineer (Diploma) seeking for placement. Contact: 95200650 Electrician 3 years experience in Building lines in Oman and other related experience also. NOC available. Stay till 29.09.2015. Contact: 94057129 / 95964419 Email: raheemdadbaloch@hotmail.com Electrical Eng. Degree (MEP) need suitable job of construction 12 yrs exp.

Email: mohd.ateeq.khan@gmail.com C-SWIP 3.1 ASNT level 2 QC Mech.

Engr 5+ yrs exp Indian male 26 seeks placement. Contact : 91823331 Email: kannasekhar46@gmail.com SUPERVISOR: Indian male site supervisor (AIR CONDITIONING) 25 years of experience with valid Oman Driving lic Contact: 97498809, 93391910 Email: hilariankj@gmail.com Engineer with 3 yrs experience in Indian in MEP, HVAC& mechanical maintained field on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact 99191535 Email: fareed029@gmail.com

EDUCATION Indian female B. Sc Chemistry B.Ed having 6 years experience in teaching looking for suitable jobs.

Contact: 94196493 Indian female MA English literature B.Ed having 6 years experience in teaching looking for suitable jobs.

Contact: 96701049

HOSPITALITY Dynamic result oriented hospitality professional with 20 years of international exp. MBA in Hotel Management, specializing in Hotel/Restaurant start ups, concepts & Franchise development with proven records.

Seeking for Challenging positions in reputed groups as GM/COO/CEO/ Business Head. (NOC available) Contact : 96059470

IT Indian male IT professional with 8 yrs experience including GCC in windows server, computer hardware, networking & office administration seeks a suitable placement.

Contact: 95994227 B.Tech IT, 2 years experience, seeking job as IT Support / Customer and Technical Support, any suitable jobs in Oman currently on visit visa.

Contact : 98960932 Email: jittojacob@hotmail.com Net working Technical with driving license NOC having 2 years experience in data and telephone structured cabling epabx and CCTV installing looking for suitable.

Contact: 96027516 Indian male 25 years MCA, CCNA Certified MCSE2012 having 16 months experience in network and system administration looking for suitable placement. Contact 97703253 / 92365310 Email: albinmperakkattu@gmail.com Indian male, 29 yrs, B. Eng in CS, CCNP, JNCIA, MCSA, MCITP, ISO/ IEC27002, 8 yrs exp in IT, Networking and Server support. # 98285401 Email: maneshm3@gmail.com CCNA MCITP Network support/ Network technician with 2 yrs experience Indian male having bachelors degree on visit visa.

Contact 93080871, email :sean.f.peters@outlook.com

Network professional, with 6 years experience, CCNP and Bachelors degree on visit seeking suitable position. Contact: varghese.manthara@ gmail.com / 96760618 Software Programmer,6 yrs exp in software projects & development (Java,PL/SQL Unix) on visit visa.

Contact: 99487493 Indian male 28 yrs, Master degree in Computer Application and CCNA certified, 2 years exp in Oman looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 93295112 Email: syedsadathali.mca@gmail.com Indian male B. Eng in IT CCNA, MCITP, RHCE 2 yrs + exp in IT support, Networking and Server Support seeking suitable placement in IT / Network / server support.

Contact: 93311963 Email: sajal035@gmail.com ME Electronics Engineer , 4 yr exp in hardware and software currently in Oman for visiting visa, Contact: 95508754, 97049791 Computer Engineer, Iraqi fresh graduate excellent grade - Caledonian college , experience in programming, networking, database and web designing. valid Omani driving license, residence in Oman – Contact 98763390 Network Engineer looking for job have CCNA and CCNP (suitable) driving license NOC and 4 years experience. Contact: +968 91703807 Email: ekrema.zia@gmail.com Computer Teacher with IELTS, experience in Oman IGCSE, CBSE, higher Grades looking for suitable vacancy. Contact: 98048946 Oracle ADF Developer, Msc (IT), 2 yrs of Experience in Software Development (Oracle ADF, sql, pl/sql), Oracle OCA & SQL Expert, Currently on visit visa. # +968 93755858 / 92141644 Email : shiralkarmuzammil@yahoo.com IT Engineer, MBA, PMP trained, having Omani driving license, 18+ years of experience in software industry, looking for a suitable position. Contact: 91244967 Indian male, 29 yrs, B.E .Eng in CS, CCNP, JNCIA , MCSA, MCITP, ISO/ IEC27002, 8 yrs exp in IT , Networking and server support.

Contact: 98285401 Email: maneshm3@gamil.com Software Engineer, 6 yrs exp in software projects & development (Java,PL/SQL Unix) on visit visa.

Contact: 99487493

MISCELLANEOUS

MSc Nurse specialized in OBG, 3 years experience-certified ACLS,BLS, on visit visa, seeking suitable opportunities Contact:90125347 An Indian female GNM Nurse having 10 yrs experience in Indian with Oman MOH license seeking suitable placement currently in Oman.

Contact: 97895004 Email: sandhyamol26@gmail.com Indian male Nurse, prometric passed seeks suitable placement.

Contact 97284508I 33 years, Indian male Dentist having 7 years of experience with MOH license is seeking suitable placement. Contact: 91559265 Email: praveengp_82@yahoo.com

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR Project Manager (B.E. Arch) in Interior décor fit outs & MEP having 8 years experience looking for a suitable post in a reputed firm.

NOC is available. Contact: 91528851 Indian male, BSc Physics Manager Communication & marketing, professional in Graphic Design software’s presently in visit visa.

Contact: 93508947 Sudanese procurement Manager three years experience in Oman.

Contact: 93391008 Senior Manager Indian, 30 years in FMCG Business in Oman looking for better opportunity at management level. Contact 99231513

PROJECTS Civil Engineer, Indian male, 25 years, B.Tech, have 3 years experience in building construction seeks suitable positions. 92609893, alenalexander123@gmail.com

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Indian male more than 10 years gulf experience in Office / Sales Coordinator, Admin, Secretarial and purchase with good computer skills.

Having Driving license and NOC available, looking for suitable placement. Contact 95149624

SALES / MARKETING SENIOR SALES ENGINEER (B.E. Mechanical, MBA-Mktg) - 6yrs experience in Industrial Products and Services with NOC and GCC Driving License looking for the challenging opportunities. Join immediately.

GSM: 94596639 E-mail:dhvlnayak@yahoo.co.in Sales and marketing - male 27 yrs, 2 years experience seeking suitable placement with Oman D/L. Contact: 95642740 Email: shaijichakkara@gmail.com

Operations/Marketing/Business Development/Support-Services-experienced-Indian-25M-with-B.techgraduation-looking-for-challengingrole. Contact 94743460

3+ years of experience (Oman) in marketing, business development, sales & customer services, BBA Marketing with valid GCC driving license. Contact: 94374115

Indian male 22 BBA Graduate with Iosh Nebosh Certification having valid Omani driving license seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 96357787

Indian male, U.K Post Graduate M.A, MBA, 3 years Experience, looking position within Marketing, Branding, Business Development & PR. Contact: greetings111@hotmail.com

1 years experience Managing Supervising qualification bachelors degree, Master diploma.

Contact : 93736515 Email: namshad404@gmail.com

BBA Graduate with 3 years experience in Sales & Marketing valid Omani D/L looking for job.

Contact: 97378073 Email: samaanmohammed@gmail.com

Indian female Diploma in Indian & foreign Accounting having 1 year experience in Oman seeking suitable placement. Contact: 95714285

Indian male MBA having 4 yrs Gulf experience in logistics and Counter Sales currently on visit visa and looking for suitable job.

Contact 96695541

Egyptian legal adviser experience and experience in arbitration and contracts and labor law, looking for work a company. Contact: 99664890

Looking for Driver & Salesman vacancy 10 years Oman experience Oman license holding. # 98234893

BBA Graduate looking for a suitable job valid Oman D/L. Contact : 99172212

MBA 15 years experience in Sales & Marketing in telecom, FMCG, presently in India C/O Saif Kazi.

Contact : 99625957 Email Id: a_kazi123@yahoo.co.in

Omani female Arabic and English speaking searching for job.

Contact 92387170

MEDICAL Male Nurse, B.Sc, prometric exam oman cleared exp.

Contact : 93837973

Indian male 25 yrs BBM Graduate 3 yrs of experience Sales / Marketing in Oman looking in suitable placement. Contact : 93185316 Email: karsh794@gmail.com Egyptian very good marketing and sales skills experience 10 years in tourism. Contact : 90155723

SALES / MARKETING Indian male Graduate more than 16 years of experience in customer relations and marketing in Pharma and surgical field seeking suitable opportune. Contact: 95570460 / 92812020 Marketing or Purchase Executive, 1.5 yrs in Oman Indian male 27 yrs, MBA with valid Oman D/L available for immediate placement.

Contact: 976300958 / 24796010 Email: ashwanihegde@gmail.com Marketing and Sales candidate with 8 years experience in GCC looking for suitable position. Having NOC and valid Oman diving license.

Contact: 96669152 Indian male 34 yrs MBA, Marketing & finance with 11 years of experience in Managerial roles in Sales Marketing in different industry looking for suitable placement presently on visit visa. Contact : 97325393 Email: achus82@gmail.com Indian male more than, 8 years experience in UAE in office / sales / marketing with good computer skills having driver license looking for suitable placement. Contact : 99369081 Email: shazueashraf60@gmail.com Filipino lady looking for Receptionist Sales girl having good experience in Muscat. NOC will be available ready to join immediately. Contact: 92664896 / 91107941. After October 1st week. Contact: + 639759460269 Indian male more than 8 years experience in UAE in Office , Sales Marketing with good computer skills having driving license looking for suitable placement.

Contact : 99369081 Email: shazulashraf60@gmail.com Indian male having 10 years work experience ( Customer Service/ Back end sales/stores)and 1 year work experience in Oman NOC in hand, looking for Suitable Position Contact no: 96526228 / sravan.kumaraj@gmail.com Indian male, 15 yrs. experienced Marketing/Admin/Business Development Personnel in Construction Industry available with NOC and valid Oman D/L seeks better openings. Contact 99852404 or mailtowelling@gmail.com.

Indian male more than 8 years experience in outdoor sales in G.C.C with transferable visa & valid driving license Graduate.

Contact: 91234320 Indian male having 10 yrs experience 4 yrs in Oman in purchase, stores & logistics areas, having valid Omani driving license and N.O.C in Hand, looking for suitable position any where in Oman Contact no:94087866 Indian male Sr. Sales Executive, 15 years exp in retail sector looking for vacancies. Contact: 96768382

MISCELLANEOUS The Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 14 Years Inside and outside Oman following activities: tenders& real estate& construction & marketing projects& investments& transportation & Marine services& companies management& develop business. #:- 93240027 33 year male Indian Keralite looking for Senior Accountant or Assistant Accounts manager having 10 years of working experience in Oman and Qatar with valid GCC license willing to work any GCC country, please contact : 97433387 27,male,ACCA finalist, have professional experience up to finalization of accounts, statutory and internal audit, expertise in using tally and focus & oracle software, have 3.5 years experience in accounts till finalization ,seeking for permanent replacement ,GSM-97654769,email id-abdullah.nooralam@yahoo.com Indian looking for a part time accounting or Internal Auditing job, contact 99196621.

26, Male, Indian, BBA (Finance), MBA(HR), Looking for suitable Job. Contact immediately #98176105, nruknaddin@outlook.com Senior Management Professional, MBA, 12 years+ exp. in Business Development/Sales Management , Sales Training, Content Development & Six sigma GSM:97428090 Part Time Accounting Job Complete Data Entry, Upto Finalization. Any Time Available. Location Al Hail, AL Khoud. #- +968-92049215 Email:- aiafe.oman@gmail.com

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SITUATION WANTED ACCA finalist, Recent B.Com Graduate, Indian Female, looking for full time employment in Accounting and Audit.+96896964379, sangeethaumesh5@gmail.com Indian Chartered Accountant, Male 25 years, 5 years of relevant experience, On Visit visa, Staying with Parents. Also holds BCOM (Computer Applications). Contact 98164467, 24492638 shyamal008@gmail.com Arab Lady seeking for Housemanager/Personal Assistant job.

Highly experienced. Arabic, English &French. Contacttel : +961 71339568 email : famurr@hotmail.com 26, Male, Indian, BBA (Finance), MBA(HR), Looking for suitable Job. Contact immediately Contact 98176105, Email: nruknaddin@outlook.com FABRICATION & ERECTION-DUCT MAN Candidate seeking suitable opportunities & presently in Oman with NOC Mob:97239854, Mail:asherlalitha@yahoo.com 25yrs Indian Female with Bsc Nursing, MHA (master of hospital administration) Graduate looking for suitable placement. Contact:- 99513267 Email:-alinaelshaddai@gmail.com Indian male Accountant with 10 years experience in Oman available for immediate joining with Oman driving license NOC available. Contact : 99881355 / 99720602 HSE Advisor (Indian) 30 years Nebosh, 10SH & Diploma in fire & Safety 9 years Gulf experience in construction, oil & gas. #95568731 Email: sathishdream@gmail.com SR. Land Surveyor Indian 7 years GCC exp, 2 years IND. Exp, experienced in building construction (Oman driving license). # 97437307 HSE Officer (Indian) 26 years Nebosh, diploma in fire & safety council, 3 years experience (including 1 years GCC) in construction. # 97058358 Email: arun.insane@gamil.com Indian male, 29 years B.Tech (E.C.E) and M.B.A with 1.2 years of experience in Oman as Electronic Engineer seeking for a suitable job currently on visit visa. #92085082 Email: suhailece.61@gmail.com 50 years Indian male 15yrs experience as Manager in Steel and paper Plant seeking suitable placement. Kindly contact me on +91 9840943638 Chartered Accountant, Indian male, 25, two years experience, on visit visa. Staying with parents. Also has B.com+computer Application.

Contact: 24492638/98164467. shyamal008@gmail.com Diploma in Civil Engineer. I have 6 year experience in Oman seeking for suitable position Oman.

Contact 97415597, email: Nasir.muscat@gmail.com 8+ years experienced senior accountant looking for a better placement. Contact No. +968 92935684.

Email - shabeerkkm@gmail.com.

NOC available.

Well experienced management finance specialist having 18 years experience available for placement.

Contact.95602518 23, Male, ACCA Affiliate, OBU Bsc, 2.5 years of experience in audit and finance in Big 6 Firms, Looking for permanent placement in similar field. Release NOC available. Contact: #95140445, a.saran891@gmail.com 22, Male, Indian, BBA (Marketing),1 year experience in India, Looking for suitable placement in Sales and Marketing. #91897046, azzamsiddique1@gmail.com Indian Male,27,ACCA Part Qualified,B.COM with 7+ yrs exp in receivables and credit control in Oman looking for suitable placements. NOC available.

Contact 9657 4343.

Indian Female, Science Graduate, 3 years Experience in Teaching back home. Looking for a suitable job opportunity as a teacher, in Schools in Muscat Region. Contact : 96431456 / 95704814 Indian Male, 25, Chartered Accountant, working with ICICI Bank India.

On a Visit Visa in Oman. Staying with parents at Azaiba.

Ph: 24492638.

Email: shyamal008@gmail.com Looking for a suitable job as Jr. Accountant/ Jr. Administration in a reputed company. NOC Available.

GSM # 93004738.

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, 8 years experience ,Oman driving licence,Noc available. Seek Suitable opportunity.

GSM- 98184170 ACCOUNTANT, Male, 8 years experience, presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with oman Driving license. NOC available, seek suitable opportunity. GSM: 97705854

Indian female with MBA in finance seeking immediate placement.

Contact: 968-93316493 Civil Engineer B.Sc -6 years experience with constructions companies - 1 years in Oman - qualified as Site Engineer & Planning Engineer .

Contact+968-94682217 ACCOUNTANT: Indian male 25 having 4 years experience in accounting & having well knowledge in tally.

Contact:968094535881, 0091 9037622048, Email: vishnuraj889@gmail.com 31 year Indian male PG in HR ,with 5 yrs Professional experience in HR in Construction Oil & Gas Oman seeking for a suitable placement.

Kindly contact me on 93488914, email-Kaarthickshankar@gmail.com Sudanese/26/Bsc Computer Science /3 years exp/skills Excellent knowledge in operating systems and maintaining computers Java Programmer Web Developer Linux SMS solutions Android developer/ email khalid.omx@gmail.com/contact no 944958080 and 99758186.

Civil Autocad Draughtsman part time work for job mob :96023726 Indian male B.Eng. in IT,CCNA, MCSA,MCSE, 2.5 yrs + exp. in IT support, networking and server support valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement in IT/Network/Server support. Contact 92607532 Indian B.E Computer Science graduate 2012 passout. 1 .5 yrs exp. in Accounting. Having good communication skills and mindset to work in a team. Having NIIT certificate in Diploma in Java Technology. # 97767894 Email: jinsonjacobjohn@gmail.com

Chemical Engineer Indian 2 years of experience in production field Contact: 91247222 Email:sahadpoonchola@gmail.com

Indian male 24 YEARS, B.Tech (Electrical & Electronics), having 2 yrs. exp as Electrical Site Engineer. Done IOSH & NEBOSH- IGC certifications, seeking for suitable placement in any related industries. Contact 98045482, Email: mastanshaik1008@gmail. com

Syrian male 3yrs. exp in IT support, Networking, Security systems, Server support, IT sales and marketing.

Valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement. Contact 91033395

Indian male, 24 years, HSE Engineer having 2 years of Indian experience.

Done IOSH & NEBOSH- IGC certifications, seeking for suitable placement in any related industries.# 98045482

Indian female, MBA, 25yrs Having 4yrears of experience in MNC, hands of experiences in recruitment and administration, flexible for any suitable job placements currently in visting visa.

Contact Tel : 98864639 Email : neethuvijayan06@gmail.com

27, male, ACCA finalist, have professional experience up to finalization of Accounts, Statutory and internal audit, expertise in using tally and focus & Oracle Software, have 3.5 years experience in accounts till finalization, seeking for permanent replacement , GSM-97654769,email idabdullah.nooralam@yahoo.com

Indian Male, 26 Yrs, Business Management, 6 years in Oman.

Knowledge of MS Office and Arabic Language. Seeks suitable position.

Contact 93931935 Indian Mechanical Engineer, 30, having 8yrs of UAE Sales/Business Development. experience in Electromechanical and Irrigation sectors. Contact no- +971558763220 email id-sangowri@outlook.com

Indian Male, 38 years, BE and MBA in Marketing from UK seeks suitable placement in the IT industry.

Call 91200413.

Indian male, with finance and Law degree, having more than 25 years of experience in Finance/ Accounts / Audit (5 years of Oman experience) seeks suitable placement. NOC available. Contact: 98421619.

E-mail: talemadhamu@yahoo.com.

CCNP Network Professional with 6 years experience having Bachelors degree on visit visa looking for suitable job. GSM: 96760618 Email: varghese.manthara@gmail.com

Indian male Executive Secretary having vast experience in admin, logistics & procurement well versed with computer seeks suitable placement. Contact : 99514286

Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+ experience in Administration/HR, Customer Support, Office Coordinator with good Computer skill, now on Visit Visa ,looking for suitable position. Contact: 90196235

Pakistan Male: 24 years,M.Com Finance having 2.5 year experience as a accountant & marketing executive looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 97670816, E.mail: naeem.ahsan68@gmail.com

SIT.WANTED B.E Mechanical Engineer with 2 years’ experience in HVAC field on visit visa looking for suitable job.

Contact: 93442296 Email Id: sal201091@gmail.com.

Indian male 22yr BBA with LOGISTIC Diploma, exp in tally and data entry seeking in suitable placement.

Contact; 90151739 email shakeeb.mp280gmail.com

MBA (F) B.COM Indian female having knowledge of accounts with Tally looking for full or part time job. Presently on family visit visa.

Contact: - 96259171. Email: bhumicapandya@gmail.com

Mechanical Draftsman, Indian male 27, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering having 7 years of experience in Auto CAD looking for a suitable placement. Contact 97351786 / 96143708 mohammednazeer07@gmail.com

Indian Male, MBA, Talented management expert having 6 year experience at U.A.E, India and Oman in luxury goods and Retail. Seeking suitable openings in related or same field. Contact:92700670 Email: jobcareer44@gmail.com

ACCA Affiliate, OBU Degree, 2.5 years experience in audit and finance in Big6 firm, Looking for permanent placement. NOC release available. Contact: #95140445, a.saran891@gmail.com

B.Tech EEE with 4+ years experience in the field of it, networking, ex-tonics etc. presently working in Amazon India development centre as a content quality associate seeking for suitable jobs in Oman. Contact : +91 9940514005, 93116402 email: mail2nbn@gmail.com

MBA Finance with more than five years of experience in Finance & Accounts including GCC, looking for a suitable opening. Having UAE driving license. Contact no..91391802.

Senior Accountant. 8 Years experience. NOC available. Oman driving license. Seek suitable opportunity.

GSM- 98184170

MBA Finance with more than five years of experience in Finance & Accounts including GCC, looking for a suitable opening. Having UAE driving license. Contact no..91391802 Indian 26M, B. Tech Computer Science graduate, 3 years exp in India, looking for suitable job in Muscat.

Contact : 93125669, Email : amritrajGT18@gmail.com Indian Male Nurse with Moh licence & Noc seeking a job with Family Status gsm:95817579.

E.mail:vasudevanv2005@gmail.com Part- Time Accountant, well experience senior accountant ,doing all type of accounting works, Finalization, Budgeting available.

Contact 98803439 Pakistani, Male, Pak, Exp 14 Years in IT Trainer / Computer Teacher, looking for a better position in Oman, already working in Prestigious Construction Company. # 95983711.

Join.mtmali@gmail.com M. Tech VLSI design, B. tech Electronics and instrumentation, Indian female,3 years teaching experience for graduation level students, seeking suitable placements .

Ph:00968 92904155. email-achusooraj@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTED Indian Male (Diploma in electronics Engineering and CCNA.) having 9 years of experience in Networking, 5 years’ experience in Oman. Looking for a suitable Placement. NOC available. GSM- 93787098, Email –anishktr@gmail.com Sudanese/Bsc IT/26/2 years experience/excellent Eng-Arb speaking/ Omani driving license/96387227/ henrykarrar@gmail.com INDIAN MALE 24 YEARS,B. Tech (Electrical & Electronic).Having 2 years experience as Electrical Site Engineer in Constructions. Done IOSH & NEBOSH- IGC certifications.

Seeking for suitable placement in constructions or in any related industries. Contact no: 98045482, Email: shannu.hse@gmail.com

Two year experience in Oman, experience in sales, purchase and system admin, Having GCC license.

Contact number 97475860, Yadhukrishnan08@gmail.com Indian male Accountant, 12 years experience, looking for a full time or part time job, experience in tally also. Contact 98983122 Site Supervisor/ L Driver, Pakistani Male 33 with valid D/L, 4 years experience in Muscat, fluent in English, Arabic looking for suitable place. Contact: 97950869 Indian male B.Eng. in IT,CCNA,MCSA,MCSE, 2.5 yrs + exp. in IT support, Networking and Server support with valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement in IT/Network/ Server support. Contact 92607532

MBA - (F), M.Com, B.COM. Indian female having knowledge of accounts with Tally looking for part time or full time job. Presently on family visa.

Contact- 91892264. mail: yv.dixit@yahoo.com

Indian male auto cad draughtsman (civil) 8 years experience seeking for part time job mobile no: 0096899070584, email: remluvp@gmail.com

Admin, having 10+ years experience in Admin/HR/Logistics/Time Keeper, in reputed companies. Presently working in Muscat.

Contact- 968 94369965 mail - satya1528@gmail.com

Indian Male, 25, Chartered Accountant, working with ICICI Bank India. On a Visit Visa in Oman.

Staying with parents at Azaibah.

Ph:24492638.

Email: shyamal008@gmail.com

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SIT.WANTED Diploma in civil engineering having an experience 24years (20years in Oman) experience in Estimator / quantity surveyor looking for a suitable placement, willing to join immediately Contact : 96328687 Indian male B.Eng. in IT,CCNA, MCSA, MCSE, 2yrs + exp. in IT support, networking and server support valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement in IT/Network/Server support. Contact 92607532 Indian male, 14 yrs Experience in Maintenance & Supervisor in hotel field ( Electrical. Ac Mechanical & Plumber ) N O C available #95253640 . email = hareeshma24@yahoo.com ME Civil- structural Engineer, 8 Years Structural engineer experience, Looking for Structural Designer, supervisor or site engineer Position. Iranian male. #93696929, Email: mhsaz1359@gmail.com Indian Male 26 years MCA, MCSE 2012 certified, Microsoft Exchange Server Administration, having 1 year experience in IT/System Administration looking for suitable placement.

Contact Mob : 00968 92745708 Email: nabeelmmkty@gmail.com,

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Light duty driver, Young and honest.

Can speak Arabic, Hindi and understand English. Release available.

Ph.92854775 / 93487450 B.Com graduate, 11 years experience in Accounts, 9 years Oman experience , Oman valid driving license, looking for suitable post.

Mob:92758404 NOC Available.

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Contact - 968-93316493 Sudanese male, 31 years, have 3 year Diploma in electrical engineer , 6 year experience in construction and electrical production plant .

Mobile No ; +96894549609 Indian male, B.com, MBA, having 5 years experience (3 years in U.A.E) is currently seeking suitable opportunities within finance/accounts/ admin dept.Contact:93953613, allen.mathew83@gmail.com

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Indian male 27 years B.E & MS Mechanical Engineer working in Delhi for last 4 years inJcb India pvt. ltd., seeks placement in Oman.

Contact: 93393768

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Driver looking for job exp 2 yrs.

Contact: 98522914 Female MBA gold medalist, with computer proficiency, Oman driving license looking for job opportunity in event management companies in Muscat. Ph : 99012949 27,male, ACCA finalist, have professional experience upto finalization of accounts, statutory and internal audit, expertise in using tally and focus & oracle software, have 3.5 years experience in accounts till finalization and statutory audit, seeking for permanent replacement ,GSM-97654769,email idabdullah.nooralam@yahoo.com SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, Indian male,29 years.8 years experience .Presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with oman Driving license. NOC available. Seek suitable opportunity. GSM: 97705854 Indian Male, 32 yrs, MBA-HR, Trainer & Faculty worked on Omanisation & nationals development activities with 10 yrs of experience seeking suitable job. Contact : 93891401 saiprasad_18@yahoo.com Sudanese 29 male (Bsc computer science,diploma computer engineering), 6 yrs. experience dba oracle pl-sql , ms sql-server ,ms visual studio vba,network Omani Driver licence language English, Arabic# 91415886 Indian female, 24yrs, M.COM (Accounts) having 3 yrs experience in Accounts, HR, Administration, Customer Service. Good Computer Proficiency seeking Suitable Position. Visa Transfer/NOC Available.

Contact: 99654913 Indian Male 22 Years , Graduation In Electronics Seeking Jobs In Supervisory , Sales & Sales Co-ordination Fields , Good Communication Skill Contact 96141317, E-mail: akhilek5@gmail.com Piping Design Engineer, Indian male 27, looking for suitable placement in Piping Design & Engineering. Having 7 years of experience in AutoCAD. Also familiar with PDMS (11.6 Version),CAESAR ll. Contact : 97351786 / 96143708/97357143 Indian female B. Com MBA finance ,5 years experience in oman as an account seeking suitable placement.

Contact 99044292

We want regular finance on short term or long term basis from individuals of Omani nationals or expatriates for trading business.

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SIT-WANTED DIPLOMA+B.E.(CIVIL ENGINEER), Indian, 4 years of experience, currently on visit visa; Seeking Right Position. GSM:91570703.

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Contact: 98667326

Indian male 23 years Graduate, working as a sales coordinator cum purchase & office coordination 2 yrs in oman Having oman license & NOC looking for suitable job in Muscat Email:yadhukrishnan08@gmail. com, GSM:97475860

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Contact 93696929, Email: mhsaz1359@gmail.com Male Graphic designer cum animation, non linear editing VFX, seeking suitable position.

Contact: 97792661 / 96229406 B-tech Electrical Engineer with more than 2 years of experience in erection and designing of HT and LT electrical systems. Seeking for suitable job in Muscat.

Contact 98269366.

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Contact 92490422

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A/C Technician installation services. Contact : 92279370

Pest Control Gulfa Intl .LLC. Contact: 92326955

House shifting & packing.

Contact: 99657644 /98518013

Water proofing ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722

General cleaning & Shampooing. Ocean Center LLC. Contact: 99344723/99357908

Pest Control Treatments, Cockroaches, Ants, Rodents & Termites, Ocean Center LLC. Contact: 99344723/ 99357908 Supply fixing Wallpapers, all carpets. #99834373 / 6642500 One stop shop business services : Public Relation (PRO) formation new companies, LLC companies, Investor visa, business setup, prepare businesses & companies accounts, legal services, representing you and your company. Contact Saleh: 96723485

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